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Court overturns death sentence

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    A court of appeal in Cyangugu, southwest Rwanda, has overturned the death sentence against a former government official charged with genocide, Rwandan radio reported on Wednesday. Theodore Munyengabe had been found guilty on eight counts of genocide crimes, but the court argued he did not have any defence counsel during the trial and therefore overturned the death penalty and acquitted the defendant.

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