University professor Idesbald Byabuze who publishes newspaper arrested by Gacaca in Gikondo - Kigali
University professor who publishes newspaper arrested
Français: Un professeur d'université et directeur de journal arrêté País/Tema: RwandaFecha: 23 de febrero de 2007Fuente: Journaliste en danger (JED) Persona: Idesbald ByabuzeVictimas: fotógrafo(s) Tipos de violaciónes: arresto , detenido Urgencia: Noticia urgente (JED/IFEX) - On 23 February 2007, the Gikondo local court in Kigali ordered the 30-day detention of Bukavu Catholic University (CUB) professor Idesbald Byabuze, who is also director of the newspaper "Mashariki News", published in Bukavu, South-Kivu province's main city, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Byabuze was arrested in Kigali on 16 February by the Rwandan police, while he was teaching a course at the Private International University of Central Africa (UNILAC). According to his lawyer, who was contacted by JED, he is accused of "segregation, sectarianism and threatening national security" for publishing, on the Internet, an article entitled "Rwanda Alert", in which he severely criticised the Rwandan authorities.
On 12 February, Byabuze, a professor at the CUB, had gone to Kigali to teach lessons at UNILAC. It was as he was giving a course that police arrested him. He was first placed in detention at the Gikondo public prosecutor's office, before being taken to appear before the court.
According to Rwandan law, the offence of "segregation, sectarianism and threatening national security" falls under the jurisdiction of the High Court of Justice (the highest court of law in Rwanda). If Byabuze is found guilty, he faces up to 20 years in prison without parole or the possibility of appeal.
MÁS INFORMACIÓN:
For further information, contact D. M'Baya Tshimanga, president, Journaliste en danger (JED), B.P. 633 Kinshasa 1, Democratic Republic of Congo, tel.: +243 819 929 323, +243 999 996 353, +243 819 898 076, fax: +44 207 504 3544, e-mail: direction@jed-afrique.org, Internet: http://www.jed-afrique.org
Français: Un professeur d'université et directeur de journal arrêté País/Tema: RwandaFecha: 23 de febrero de 2007Fuente: Journaliste en danger (JED) Persona: Idesbald ByabuzeVictimas: fotógrafo(s) Tipos de violaciónes: arresto , detenido Urgencia: Noticia urgente (JED/IFEX) - On 23 February 2007, the Gikondo local court in Kigali ordered the 30-day detention of Bukavu Catholic University (CUB) professor Idesbald Byabuze, who is also director of the newspaper "Mashariki News", published in Bukavu, South-Kivu province's main city, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Byabuze was arrested in Kigali on 16 February by the Rwandan police, while he was teaching a course at the Private International University of Central Africa (UNILAC). According to his lawyer, who was contacted by JED, he is accused of "segregation, sectarianism and threatening national security" for publishing, on the Internet, an article entitled "Rwanda Alert", in which he severely criticised the Rwandan authorities.
On 12 February, Byabuze, a professor at the CUB, had gone to Kigali to teach lessons at UNILAC. It was as he was giving a course that police arrested him. He was first placed in detention at the Gikondo public prosecutor's office, before being taken to appear before the court.
According to Rwandan law, the offence of "segregation, sectarianism and threatening national security" falls under the jurisdiction of the High Court of Justice (the highest court of law in Rwanda). If Byabuze is found guilty, he faces up to 20 years in prison without parole or the possibility of appeal.
MÁS INFORMACIÓN:
For further information, contact D. M'Baya Tshimanga, president, Journaliste en danger (JED), B.P. 633 Kinshasa 1, Democratic Republic of Congo, tel.: +243 819 929 323, +243 999 996 353, +243 819 898 076, fax: +44 207 504 3544, e-mail: direction@jed-afrique.org, Internet: http://www.jed-afrique.org
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