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In June 2010, Bazaramba was convicted and given a life sentence. According to the findings of the
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Helsinki Court of Appeal. Witnesses were again heard in Rwanda and Tanzania. In March 2012, the appeals court convicted Bazaramba and gave him a life sentence. He appealed to the Supreme Court of Finland, which denied the appeal.
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District Court of Porvoo. In September, the court traveled to Rwanda to hear witnesses. Bazaramba stayed in Finland and watched the sessions via a video link which was translated into
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case is historic in
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contempt towards Tutsis". The
Helsingin Sanomat reported that he was acquitted of 10 counts of murder and of providing training and acquiring weapons.
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