Rwandan military officers look to EACJ to quash sentences
Col Tom Byabagamba (centre) and Rtd Brig Gen Frank Rusagara (in glasses) at their trial in 2014. The brothers-in-law were found guilty of inciting rebellion against the established government. PHOTO | CYRIL NDEGEYA | NMG
Two former senior Rwandan military officers serving 15 years in jail on charges of inciting the public have moved to the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) seeking to challenge their continued detention.
In a petition lodged at the EACJ’s sub-registry in Nairobi, Col Tom Byabagamba and Brig-Gen (Rtd) Frank Rusagara, who were sentenced in 2016, want their conviction and sentences quashed.
