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Insult The President Of Rwanda And Go To Jail - Supreme Court Rules by unclexofficial: 4:20pm On Apr 26, 2019
A challenge to the law which says it is a crime to insult the President of Rwanda, has been rejected by the Supreme Court in the country who also upheld the jail sentence that comes with it. The new law which stated that anyone insulting President Paul Kagame faces between five and seven years in prison, was challenged by a lawyer, Richard Mugisha who argued it was unconstitutional and undermined freedom of expression. 

While the court ruled that the law should remain due to the responsibility that the office holds, it also ruled that a law which prohibits writing articles or drawing cartoons that humiliate MPs, ministers or other government officials should be annulled.Also the Supreme Court which upheld the law which made it a crime to insult the President of Rwanda and also proposed a jail term, also refused upturning the law which criminalises adultery. 


https://unclesuru.com/2019/04/26/insult-the-president-of-rwanda-and-go-to-jail-supreme-court-rules/

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Re: Insult The President Of Rwanda And Go To Jail - Supreme Court Rules by Andhominem: 4:39pm On Apr 26, 2019
unclexofficial:
A challenge to the law which says it is a crime to insult the President of Rwanda, has been rejected by the Supreme Court in the country who also upheld the jail sentence that comes with it. The new law which stated that anyone insulting President Paul Kagame faces between five and seven years in prison, was challenged by a lawyer, Richard Mugisha who argued it was unconstitutional and undermined freedom of expression. 

While the court ruled that the law should remain due to the responsibility that the office holds, it also ruled that a law which prohibits writing articles or drawing cartoons that humiliate MPs, ministers or other government officials should be annulled.Also the Supreme Court which upheld the law which made it a crime to insult the President of Rwanda and also proposed a jail term, also refused upturning the law which criminalises adultery


https://unclesuru.com/2019/04/26/insult-the-president-of-rwanda-and-go-to-jail-supreme-court-rules/



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That's a good one... smiley Kudos to them.

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Re: Insult The President Of Rwanda And Go To Jail - Supreme Court Rules by 9jvirgin(m): 5:04pm On Apr 26, 2019
If Rwanda was America, then their jail would have overflow and there will not be space to contain prisoners. Because over 100 million people insult Trump and Obama per second.

The whole of Africa should be a large city ruled by a set of Military unit supervised by the Queen of England.

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Re: Insult The President Of Rwanda And Go To Jail - Supreme Court Rules by Tintinnoty(m): 5:04pm On Apr 26, 2019
Who's insulting this man? He's doing wonders in that country

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Re: Insult The President Of Rwanda And Go To Jail - Supreme Court Rules by hisexcellency34: 5:04pm On Apr 26, 2019
President of Rwanda is a stupid, useless , crazy, HIV infested fellow. Come and jail me ooo

But seriously, Kagame is one of Africa's finest presidents

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Re: Insult The President Of Rwanda And Go To Jail - Supreme Court Rules by Agbaletu: 5:05pm On Apr 26, 2019
Either supreme court ruled it or not, no Rwandan can insult President Kagame. The person will be arrested if not shot immediately.

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Re: Insult The President Of Rwanda And Go To Jail - Supreme Court Rules by Tintinnoty(m): 5:05pm On Apr 26, 2019

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Re: Insult The President Of Rwanda And Go To Jail - Supreme Court Rules by donaldde2: 5:05pm On Apr 26, 2019
A country where u are limited to express ur freedom of speech...


Over to over sabi talk talk o
Re: Insult The President Of Rwanda And Go To Jail - Supreme Court Rules by Beulah77: 5:06pm On Apr 26, 2019
Africa is really a shithole and a dark contunent

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Re: Insult The President Of Rwanda And Go To Jail - Supreme Court Rules by Lordofthewest(m): 5:06pm On Apr 26, 2019
Lmao..if na Nigeria many flatheadss will be behind bars by now cos na their way.

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Re: Insult The President Of Rwanda And Go To Jail - Supreme Court Rules by Agbaletu: 5:06pm On Apr 26, 2019
Tintinnoty:
Who's insulting this man? He's doing wonders in that country
He is a Civilian Dictator.

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Re: Insult The President Of Rwanda And Go To Jail - Supreme Court Rules by Chimaokigwe: 5:07pm On Apr 26, 2019
Tintinnoty:
Who's insulting this man? He's doing wonders in that country

Have you been there or you're relying on beer parlour stories?

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Re: Insult The President Of Rwanda And Go To Jail - Supreme Court Rules by seunmohmoh(f): 5:08pm On Apr 26, 2019
If this law works here in Nigeria,they should start with Nairaland.

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Re: Insult The President Of Rwanda And Go To Jail - Supreme Court Rules by blackpanda: 5:09pm On Apr 26, 2019
And this is the rwanda some foolish born by mistake nigerians are praising Ozuo kpataki

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Re: Insult The President Of Rwanda And Go To Jail - Supreme Court Rules by Nobody: 5:09pm On Apr 26, 2019
Now, this is bad.

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Re: Insult The President Of Rwanda And Go To Jail - Supreme Court Rules by Successdude(m): 5:09pm On Apr 26, 2019
9jvirgin:
If Rwanda was America, then their jail would have overflow and there will not be space to contain prisoners. Because over 100 million people insult Trump and Obama per second.

The whole of Africa should be a large city ruled by a set of Military unit supervised by the Queen of England.
was about liking ya post untill I read the bolded.

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Re: Insult The President Of Rwanda And Go To Jail - Supreme Court Rules by Successdude(m): 5:10pm On Apr 26, 2019
Africa and power sometimes create controversial approach towards issues.

Do they know how many insults Trump n Obama get daily ?
This is the reason Africa seem not to grow...

And by d way if the president is "doing" well already, he could have done better if this approach isn't in place.

Where there is criticism, one is poised to pick up challenge ...

Rwanda wake up !

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Re: Insult The President Of Rwanda And Go To Jail - Supreme Court Rules by ALLNIGERIANSMAD(m): 5:10pm On Apr 26, 2019
hisexcellency34:
President of Rwanda is a stupid, useless , crazy, HIV infested fellow. Come and jail me ooo

But seriously, Kagame is one of Africa's finest presidents
He's a durllad, stupid, clown, clueless, bastard, in fact thunder will fire Rwanda presidency and all his cabinet. All the judiciary that rule are also mad.

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Re: Insult The President Of Rwanda And Go To Jail - Supreme Court Rules by otajipopo: 5:11pm On Apr 26, 2019
Mtchewwww
That one na simple matter na.
Rwandans should just start importing their insults from Nigeria. So If they feel like yabbing MP they should just contact one Nairalander simple

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Re: Insult The President Of Rwanda And Go To Jail - Supreme Court Rules by DogmaNation: 5:11pm On Apr 26, 2019
grin grin grin Rwanda is ruled by a dictator,but the guy has performed excellently well. Unlike Buhari who is a idiot n his followers. The idiotic pigs of Buhari will be hopping this is implemented in Nigeria. Thunder kill u n Buhari

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Re: Insult The President Of Rwanda And Go To Jail - Supreme Court Rules by blackpanda: 5:11pm On Apr 26, 2019
Beulah77:
Africa is really a shithole and a dark contunent


Itsnot peculiar to Africa. Despite recommendations by international human rights bodies, including the OSCE Office of
the Representative on Freedom of the Media, criminal defamation and insult laws are on the
statute books in three-quarters of OSCE participating States. Imprisonment is a possible
sanction in the vast majority of cases; Particular problem areas remain Southern Europe
(especially Greece, Italy, Portugal and Turkey), Central Europe (especially Hungary), Central
Asia and Azerbaijan, although occasional convictions of journalists continue to take place in
states typically considered strong defenders of media freedom such as Denmark, Germany
and Switzerland.

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Re: Insult The President Of Rwanda And Go To Jail - Supreme Court Rules by WebSurfer(m): 5:11pm On Apr 26, 2019
angry
Re: Insult The President Of Rwanda And Go To Jail - Supreme Court Rules by jaxxy(m): 5:11pm On Apr 26, 2019
Is he a god or sm sacred creature? In anycase that’s dictatorship

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Re: Insult The President Of Rwanda And Go To Jail - Supreme Court Rules by Nobody: 5:12pm On Apr 26, 2019
Meanwhile in Nigeria...you can call bubu any name...and still be out of jail. Same for any one of his civillian predecessors.

Nigeria is better in some places, thank God.

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Re: Insult The President Of Rwanda And Go To Jail - Supreme Court Rules by Nobody: 5:12pm On Apr 26, 2019
Kagame is a peadophile. So the Rwandan people agreed to this kinda Achaic kangaroo law? they deserve the Paranoid mad mullah president.

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Re: Insult The President Of Rwanda And Go To Jail - Supreme Court Rules by BlackfireX: 5:12pm On Apr 26, 2019
At least he is doing well for the country coming out of genocide....



But somewhere in Nigeria, a president commissioned an uncompleted project.

Buhari is a huyskmhlisn of gisty lakh in justastophore

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Re: Insult The President Of Rwanda And Go To Jail - Supreme Court Rules by Lelefavoyo: 5:13pm On Apr 26, 2019
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Re: Insult The President Of Rwanda And Go To Jail - Supreme Court Rules by Nobody: 5:13pm On Apr 26, 2019
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Re: Insult The President Of Rwanda And Go To Jail - Supreme Court Rules by FlyoruB: 5:13pm On Apr 26, 2019
Court-sanctioned Dictatorship kwa. Rubbish and nonsense. If to say na so America be, everybody for don go jail for insulting Donald Trump.

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