Rwigara welcomes decision to drop appeal, vows to continue with her rights crusade
Diane Rwigara (front left), a critic of Rwanda's President, reacts as she leaves the Kigali's High Court, on December 6, 2018 after the judges dropped all the charges and declared her not guilty of forgery and inciting insurrection. PHOTO | CYRIL NDEGEYA
Rwandan government critic Diane Rwigara is off the hook after the Ministry of Justice instructed the prosecuting authority to drop their appeal against her acquittal.
Rwigara, who always maintained that the charges against were politically motivated, welcomed the decision by the Ministry of Justice, noting that she will “continue to fight for freedom of expression and human rights in Rwanda.”
