Rashid Hakuzimana trial: Rwandan YouTuber and government critic jailed for genocide denial

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Rashid Hakuzimana trial: Rwandan YouTuber and government critic jailed for genocide denial
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The 56-year-old is popular on YouTube for his videos that are critical of President Kagame's government.

Rashid Hakuzimana, who also describes himself as a politician, has attracted thousands of followers on his YouTube channel

Rashid Hakuzimana, who was arrested in 2021, denied all the charges, which also included inciting ethnic division and spreading false information for claiming that anyone who dares to challenge President Paul Kagame in elections is jailed. Under Rwandan law, it is a crime to deny, downplay or to attempt to justify the genocide, in which about 800,000 people were killed in 1994.

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