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Post Info TOPIC: THUGZ: France Convicts Rwandan Ex-Officer of Genocide


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THUGZ: France Convicts Rwandan Ex-Officer of Genocide


Mr. Simbikangwa, a former intelligence officer who uses a wheelchair, was convicted of genocide of the members of the Tutsi ethnic group in the streets of Kigali. By his account, Pascal Simbikangwa did not see a single dead body.

 

On Friday, a French judge decided differently, sentencing Mr. Simbikangwa to 25 years in prison. Under international law, a country can claim criminal jurisdiction over a person who committed genocide regardless of where it was committed.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/15/world/africa/france-convicts-rwandan-ex-officer-of-genocide.html?ref=africa&_r=0

Do you think Pascal Simbikangwa is guilty? Do you think he should be sentenced to 25 years in prison without being proven guilty?



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Timothy Ingle


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There is not enough information provided to prove weather he is guilty or not. I think that more information should be acquired and another trial held for this crime.

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more evidence needs to be presented first before any decision should be made or any actions be taken against this person.

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He should not be sentenced without more evidence, and there is not enough to convict him i believe.

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Garrett Eusebio


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I think it should be proven before he is sentenced because 25 years is a long time especially if he isn't guilty. I think they should further investigate.

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Gavin Malone



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With such a serious topic as convicted of genocide or 25 years in prison, there needs to be more evidence to prove whether he committed that crime or not.



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I think that there should be more evidence needed to convict him since it is absent.

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Evidence must beshown before proven guilty.

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you dont have to see a dead body to order your soldiers to commit genocide against a group of people.

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There is not enough information provided to prove his guilt. I think there needs to be more information.


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Phil Song


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There needs to be more evidence collected before he is convicted

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I thin that they need to investigate this topic further in order to gather more evidence before proving him guilty.

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Nick Gomes


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I think more evidence needs to be gathered before he is found guilty and sentenced. There isn't enough to off on and if the prosecutors are sure he is guilty they should find more evidence to backup and justify their accusation in order to convict him.

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Ashley Castaneda


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I think that the court needs more evidence they don't seem to have enough go off of to prove that he is guilty.

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they need more info before they convict him

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i do not know if he is guilty or not due to lack of evidence. But he should not be sentenced to 25 years without any solid evidence against him. It is unjust.

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Also who on earth gave the judge her job? She convicted him so fast  as if she/he saw the crime go down.hmm



-- Edited by Dj_DirtyDan on Friday 21st of March 2014 05:50:25 PM

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Did France take any inspiration from us that "all suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law"? There has to be enough valid evidence to put Simbikangwa in prison.

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He can no be convicted as guilty without them being 100% sure, they need evidence before they take action against him.

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