Prosper Mugiraneza

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Prosper Mugiraneza is the former minister of civil service in Rwanda.[1]

Mugiraneza was born in 1957 in Kigarama, Kibungo Province, Rwanda. He is a graduate of the National University of Rwanda in Butare, where he earned a law degree.

Before becoming minister of civil service, Mugiraneza was a prosecutor and director general of the Ministry of Justice. He is married and has four children. His wife and children currently reside in Europe.

He was tried for genocide and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, the trial beginning in 2003.[1] A judgment is expected to be reached in August 2011.[2]

Mugiraneza was convicted and sentenced to 30 years imprisonment. After a lengthy appeal, Mugiraneza was acquitted of all charges on February 4, 2013 and is set to be released.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Rwandan genocide trial delayed", Mail & Guardian, 3 November 2003, retrieved 2011-07-16
  2. Muramira, Gashegu (2011) "Rwanda: ICTR to Deliver Judgment On Four Former Ministers This Year", AllAfrica.com, 20 June 2011, retrieved 2011-07-16

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