ARUSHA, Rwanda – Justin Mugenzi, the former Rwandan Commerce Ministe filed a motion February 25th to reopen his defense case in his trial for a 1994 genocide. Mugenzi’s defense filed a brief with the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) claiming that the prosecution withheld documents that might have an impact on a finding of guilt. The documents were given to Mugenzi’s defense February 18th, but the statements in the documents were allegedly made one-year before the trial began. The motion also requests that the prosecution be instructed to conduct a review of all materials in its possession to determine if additional disclosures to the defense are necessary.
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allAfrica .com – Rwanda: Ex- Minister Wants His Case Re-Opened – February 29 2008
