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Burundi jails 14 for murder of anti-graft activist

published Thu, May 24 2012 06:29 GMT
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - A Burundian court has convicted 14 people of killing a prominent anti-corruption activist in 2009, despite assertions from human rights groups that it ignored FBI evidence to jail the wrong people. The jail terms, handed down on Tuesday, ranged from 10 years to life imprisonment, a Justice Ministry spokesman said. The authorities have not explained the background to Ernest Manirumva's murder in 2009. ...

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