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Gitega : seven magistrates in detention
Seven magistrates have been detained at the central prison of Gitega (political capital) since Thursday evening, witnesses confirmed to SOS Médias Burundi. They are accused of acts of corruption and
Gitega : President Neva attacks magistrates again
The Burundian president on Friday accused the magistrates of “taking me for a scoundrel” and once again threatened to hand over the corrupt judges to the population so that they
Rumonge : the government regrets the enormous expenses incurred in prisons
The Vice-President of the Republic of Burundi, Prosper Bazombanza expressed the regrets of the government which plans to spend this year around 15 billion Burundi francs from its general budget
Homosexuals-affair : burial of a former detainee, denied access to appropriate care (Witnesses and Family)
Mevin Shurweryimana was buried on Tuesday at the Mushasha cemetery in the political capital Gitega. The 33-year-old man died overnight from Thursday to Friday. He was one of twenty defendants
Gitega : seven people sentenced to one year and two years in prison for homosexuality
Of the seven suspects convicted of homosexuality, five were sentenced to two years in jail. Two took a year. Eighteen others were acquitted by the First Instance Court of Gitega
Gitega : the prosecutor demands sentences of up to 5 years in prison for alleged homosexuals
In a trial which took place Monday at the central prison of Gitega (political capital), the public prosecutor accused 24 defendants of being homosexuals. Legally, he qualified the offense as
Kirundo : a two-month suspension for the judges who sat in the Christelle Ndayishimiye case
The Minister of Justice, Domine Banyankimbona imposed a two-month suspension on three judges of the Kirundo First Instance Court who sat in the case of pupil Christelle Ndayishimiye. This sanction
Burundi : Bunyoni’s sins far from being precise
Burundi’s supreme court announced on Thursday that the attorney general is continuing to dig into new allegations in the Bunyoni case. The spokeswoman for the Supreme Court and the Office
Rumonge : a woman arrested after stabbing her husband
Jeanine Inamuco, 35, was arrested on Monday by the police on Mugomere hill in the urban center of the commune and province of Rumonge (southwest of Burundi). Sources close to
Gitega : cascading transfers of inmates raise concerns
A total of 29 detainees from the central prison of Gitega (political capital) were transferred to the detention houses of Ruyigi (east), Muramvya (center) and Bujumbura (commercial city). They have