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Jean Uwinkindi pleads not guilty as trial gets underway
The High Court in Kigali yesterday began hearing the case of Jean Uwinkindi, a former Pentecostal priest, accused of participating in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Uwinkindi was a priest in Bugesera District before and during the Genocide.
![Uwinkindi leaves court after a past hearing. He has pleaded not guilty to charges of genocide and mass murder. (File) Uwinkindi leaves court after a past hearing. He has pleaded not guilty to charges of genocide and mass murder. (File)](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/uploads/imported_images/files/main/articles/2014/05/15/1400104970Uwinkindi.jpg)
Uwinkindi leaves court after a past hearing. He has pleaded not guilty to charges of genocide and mass murder. (File)