Rwanda: Killer of Six Arraigned, Pleads Guilty

Posted to the web 10 October 2008 Felly Kimenyi Gasabo A Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) soldier who recently shot to death six people yesterday appeared before the Military Tribunal from where he pleaded guilty to the murders. Pte Jean Bosco Bizimana Misoro on the night of September 25 went on rampage in Kimisagara, a Kigali suburb and instantly killed five innocent civilians and a military policeman in what he called 'self defence.' He is accused of two counts; murder and armed robbery but he pleaded guilty of only murder. "I killed those people because they had suspected me to be a thief because of a misunderstanding that ensued between me and a motorist who had just transported me to that destination," he told the court that was presided over by Capt Michel Mbabazi. He said that he did not use the gun to rob anyone despite... [read full story]