Justice

In Rwanda, Paul Rusesabagina has announced that he will no longer appear before the judges. At the sixth hearing of his trial, on Friday 12 March, the opponent considered that he did not benefit from a fair trial and therefore refused to continue to participate. Once again, the Court rejected the objections raised by Paul Rusesabagina's lawyers. They had requested another six months to prepare his defense and investigate this file, according to them, particularly complicated, given that the opponent appears along with…

That was four years ago; on March 12, 2017, in the Democratic Republic of the Conto (DRC) Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan, two UN experts investigating the violence in Kasai-Central, were assassinated. A few months later, a lawsuit was opened to determine the causes and those responsible for these killings, but since then the procedure has progressed in slow motion and is spiced with irregularities,…

In Mali, after several postponements, the trial against Amadou Aya Sanogo and his co-defendant resumed yesterday Thursday in Bamako. The author of the 2012 coup and his co-defendants are accused of the murder of 21 "red berets", a body of the army that has been loyal to ousted President Amadou Toumani Touré. The judges announced adjournment of the trial, the decision of which is expected on March 15.…

In Mauritania, the Nouakchott prosecutor on Thursday, March 11, requested indictment from former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz for corruption. In addition to the former president, one of his sons-in-law, two former prime ministers and several former ministers and businessmen are concerned about this request from the prosecutor, who even demands placement under "extensive" judicial supervision,…

In the DRC, convened after several complaints against him, Kalev Mutond, former deputy head of the National Intelligence Agency (ANR), is reluctant to go to the prosecution. Expected again Tuesday at the judge's office, he did not surrender and requested that the judge be released from these case files. as reported from…

Of the seven people arrested last week by state security, five are being prosecuted. The transitional authorities did not talk about this topic, but RFI was able to cross-check a certain amount of unpublished information. Two people were released, five others transferred to the gendarmerie. Sékou Traoré, chief of staff for the…

A year ago, Brice Laccruche Alihanga, former chief of staff of President Ali Bongo, was arrested and then jailed in Libreville Central Prison for embezzlement of public funds and money laundering. With him also fell more than a dozen former ministers, deputies and other senior officials. Seized by Laccruche Alihanga's lawyer, the UN working group against arbitrary detention calls for the release of him…

On August 23, 2020, a mutiny broke out in Farafangana Prison on the southeast coast of Madagascar. Of the 336 incarcerated prisoners, 88 managed to escape after bringing down a dilapidated fencing wall. It was impossible for the prison staff to prevent escape: that day only three of the seven planned guards were present, and a hunt was organized at short notice in the city. During the catch, police…

Former presidential candidate and businessman Nabil Karoui is in jail again in connection with a money laundering case. as reported from Tunis Lilia blaiseIt was an expected arrest in legal circles, as an investigation was still ongoing since the first arrest of Nabil Karoui in August 2019. He had at that time been released in…

In Uganda, strong mobilization on social networks after the arrest on Tuesday of lawyer and human rights activist Nicholas Opiyo, as well as four other lawyers, all suspected of money laundering. The five men remain in police custody and many human rights defenders demand their release. with our correspondent in Kampala, Lucie…