On Tuesday, November 23, the trial of 38 people belonging to the P5 militia group resumed at the Military High Court in Nyarugunga, Kigali, as Aime Ernest Mbarushimana, the latest suspect to be introduced in the case while prosecutions said he is a member of FDU-Inkingi.
Mbarushimana was introduced in the trial last month, almost six months after his colleagues had been formally charged at the military court in the case in which they are accused of attacking a village in Kinigi, Musanze District where they killed at least 15 people.
According to military prosecution, Mbarushimana was part of a group that attacked Kinigi but were repulsed by DR Congo military (FARDC) before they crossed into Rwanda.
Mbarushimana was among those apprehended by the FARDC, and taken to the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission (MONUSCO).
He however escaped and entered Uganda, from where he was later repatriated to Rwanda.
Speaking to the court, Mbarushimana said he did not join the group willingly.
Mbarushimana is charged on 7 counts: joining an illegal armed group, joining a terror group, taking part in terror activities, encouraging others to take part in terror activities, treason, conspiring against the current government, and joining a criminal group.
