Today, the 9th September 2015, Rwanda’s Supreme Court ruled competent to try the case submitted by the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda vs State, against the constitutional change on lifting of Presidential Term Limits.
The State defendants had challenged the Supreme Court’s competence to try this case and also submitted that the case had no value and substance. The Supreme Court has rejected all State submissions.
The Democratic Green Party of Rwanda filed the lawsuit to the Supreme Court on 3rd of June 2015 and the first hearing was on the 29th of July 2015.
Ishyaka ‘The Democratic Green Party of Rwanda’, ritavuga rumwe n’ubutegetsi, ryasabye Perezida Kagame kudasinya itegeko rishyiraho Komisiyo ishinzwe guhindura Itegeko Nshinga mbere y’uko umwanzuro w’Urukiko rw’Ikirenga utangazwa.
Iri shyaka rivuga ko arisinye byateza ikibazo mu bijyanye n’amategeko mu gihe ikirego cyaryo kijyanye no kudahindura Itegeko Nshinga kikiri mu Rukiko rw’Ikirenga, umwanzuro ukaba uzafatwa ku itariki ya 9 Nzeli 2015.
Ikigo Centre For Human Rights-Rwanda cyari gushyigikira Ishyaka Democratic Green Party of Rwanda mu urubanza iregamo Leta y’u Rwanda ku ivugururwa ry’itegeko Nshinga, aho Inteko Ishinga Amategeko yamaze kwemeza ishingiro ry’ubusabe bw’abaturage ku kuba Itegeko Nshinga ryavugururwa Perezida Kagame Paul akemererwa kwiyamamaza cyavanywe mu rubanza.
Iri shyaka ryari rishyigikiwe muri uru rubanza n’ikigo giharanira iyubahirizwa ry’uburenganzira bwa muntu mu Rwanda (Centre for Human Rights –Rwanda-CHR-R).
Abunganira Leta y’u Rwanda mu rubanza iregwamo n’ishyaka Green Party bavuze ko Urukiko rw ‘Ikirenga nta bubasha rufite bwo kuburanisha urubanza rwabo, byanatumye urubanza rusubikwa rukazasubukurwa tariki ya 9 Nzeli 2015.
Muri uru rubanza Leta y’u Rwanda yari ihagarariwemo na Me Marara Aimable, Me Mbonera Theophile na Me. Rubango Epimaque, bavuze ko ubusanzwe Urukiko rw’Ikirenga ruburanisha imanza zazanywe urega avuga ko atishimiye ibyavuye mu matora.
Kigali: Le verdict dans le procès du Parti d’opposition des Verts contre le Gouvernement rwandais sur la modification de l’article 101de la Constitution sera rendu le 9 Septembre 2015 à 9 heures du matin, selon le Président de la Cour Suprême, le Professeur Sam Rugenge.
Rwanda’s Supreme Court has today, the 29th of July 2015, started hearing, the petition against the change of the Rwandan Constitution, especially Article 101, regarding lifting of Presidential term limits, filed by the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda.
Ishyaka Riharanira Demokarasi no Kubungabunga Ibidukikije (Democratic Green Party of Rwanda) ryabonye urishyigikira mu kurega basaba ko ingingo ya 101 mu itegeko Nshinga igena umubare wa manda k’umukuru w’igihugu cy’u Rwanda itahinduka. Ikigo giharanira iyubahirizwa ry ’Uburenganzira bwa muntu mu Rwanda (Centre For Human Rights - Rwanda) nacyo cyandikiye urukiko rw’ikirenga inyandiko ndende ibumbatiye ikirego gisa n’icya Green Party mu kurega Leta y’u Rwanda gushaka guhindura itegeko rikuru ry’igihugu.
Umuryango uharanira uburenganzira bwa muntu mu Rwanda (Center for Human Rights) wagobotse ushyigikira ishyaka riharanira Demokarasi no kurengera ibidukikije (DGPR) mu rubanza riregamo Leta y’u Rwanda ku ivugururwa ry’Itegeko Nshinga.
Nk’uko byagaragajwe mu mwanzuro ‘Amicus Curiae’ ushyigikira DGPR muri urwo rubanza, uyu muryango wavuze ko ikirego cy’iryo shyaka gifite ishingiro kandi ko Urukiko rw’Ikirenga rufite ubushobozi bwo kuburanisha iki kirego.
The Democratic Green Party of Rwanda is pleased to inform the entire public and members of the media that the Centre for Human Rights - Rwanda has submitted to the Supreme Court of the Republic of Rwanda an ‘Amicus Curiae’ as friends of the court, a legal statement supporting the case of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda versus the State, against the lifting of term limits from the Rwandan Constitution.
