Rwanda's Supreme Court on
Wednesday upheld a ban on insulting the country's president. The law which was
enacted in 2018 states that any citizens who will be found guilty of
humiliating, abusing or using derogatory language against the president will
face a jail term of between five to seven years.
The apex court noted that
insulting the Head of State was tantamount to insulting the public order which
was a violation of human rights and freedom of expression. Rwandan lawyer
Richard Mugisha had challenged the new law arguing it curtailed the citizens'
freedom of expression and ought to be repealed.
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