A Rwandan national court in Kibungo Province recently...

A Rwandan national court in Kibungo Province recently tried Immanuel Habimana alias 'Cyasa' and 32 others were for genocide. Cyasa was a corporal in the former Rwandan Army (FAR) and confessed to having been a leader of the 'Interahamwe' militiamen in Kibungo region. The Interahamwe was the youth wing of a political party, the Movement of the Republic for National Development (MRND).
Although the trial began with six suspects being jointly tried, it was later expanded to include all the 32 who Cyasa named as his accomplices during the 1994 massacres. Cyasa claimed that he personally did not kill anyone but admitted ordering others to kill. Although he confessed, Cyasa received the death penalty, the maximum sentence under Rwandan law. His co-accused received sentences varying from 10 years in prison to death while a number were released.
Emmanuel Tuyisenge, a judge in Kibuye, explained that according to Article 9 of the Rwandan law those who planned the genocide, and whose names appear on Rwanda's category I list of genocide suspects, couldn't have their sentences reduced, even if they confess. He underlined that sentence reduction only applies to those who are not in the Category I list and have voluntarily confessed.