{"id":2864,"date":"2025-09-16T13:47:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T13:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fezaa.com\/?p=2864"},"modified":"2025-09-18T14:12:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T14:12:49","slug":"proces-en-appel-de-sosthene-munyemana-une-premiere-journee-marquee-par-des-tensions-autour-des-temoins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fezaa.com\/?p=2864","title":{"rendered":"Proc\u00e8s en appel de Sosth\u00e8ne Munyemana : une premi\u00e8re journ\u00e9e marqu\u00e9e par des tensions autour des t\u00e9moins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Paris, 16 septembre 2025 (depuis Kigali) \u2014 La Cour d\u2019assises d\u2019appel de Paris a ouvert ce mardi le proc\u00e8s de Sosth\u00e8ne Munyemana, m\u00e9decin rwandais retrait\u00e9 condamn\u00e9 en premi\u00e8re instance pour complicit\u00e9 de g\u00e9nocide et crimes contre l\u2019humanit\u00e9. Une journ\u00e9e dense, marqu\u00e9e \u00e0 la fois par la mise en place du jury, des d\u00e9bats sur l\u2019audition de t\u00e9moins et les premi\u00e8res d\u00e9positions.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L\u2019audience, pr\u00e9vue \u00e0 9h, a d\u00e9but\u00e9 avec une heure et demie de retard en raison de l\u2019arriv\u00e9e tardive de l\u2019accus\u00e9. Le pr\u00e9sident de la cour a pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 ses excuses avant d\u2019appeler les interpr\u00e8tes et de rappeler les droits fondamentaux de l\u2019accus\u00e9, notamment celui de garder le silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Constitution du jury<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La s\u00e9lection du jury a occup\u00e9 une grande partie de la matin\u00e9e. Apr\u00e8s plusieurs dispenses et r\u00e9cusations, neuf jur\u00e9s titulaires, trois femmes et six hommes, ainsi que cinq suppl\u00e9ants ont pr\u00eat\u00e9 serment, s\u2019engageant \u00e0 examiner les charges avec \u00ab impartialit\u00e9 et fermet\u00e9 \u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tensions autour d\u2019un t\u00e9moin cl\u00e9<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D\u00e8s la reprise, les d\u00e9bats se sont cristallis\u00e9s autour du cas d\u2019un t\u00e9moin. La d\u00e9fense a produit un document re\u00e7u via WhatsApp affirmant que ce dernier souhaitait t\u00e9moigner en personne \u00e0 Paris, contrairement \u00e0 ce qu\u2019auraient indiqu\u00e9 les autorit\u00e9s rwandaises, qui privil\u00e9giaient une visioconf\u00e9rence. Les avocats de Munyemana ont d\u00e9nonc\u00e9 une possible ing\u00e9rence de Kigali et une atteinte aux droits de la d\u00e9fense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Les parties civiles ont contest\u00e9 la valeur probante du document, d\u00e9non\u00e7ant un \u00ab \u00e9cran de fum\u00e9e \u00bb. L\u2019avocat g\u00e9n\u00e9ral a demand\u00e9 de temporiser. Finalement, le pr\u00e9sident a confirm\u00e9 que le t\u00e9moin viendrait bien t\u00e9moigner physiquement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Premiers t\u00e9moignages<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dans l\u2019apr\u00e8s-midi, plusieurs t\u00e9moins se sont succ\u00e9d\u00e9. Le colonel Chevalier, attach\u00e9 de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 int\u00e9rieure \u00e0 l\u2019ambassade de France au Rwanda, a assur\u00e9 que les visioconf\u00e9rences de t\u00e9moins se d\u00e9roulaient sans interf\u00e9rence des autorit\u00e9s rwandaises. La d\u00e9fense, elle, a persist\u00e9 \u00e0 souligner l\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 politique dans le pays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deux anciens coll\u00e8gues de Munyemana, m\u00e9decins \u00e0 Villeneuve-sur-Lot, ont ensuite d\u00e9crit un professionnel \u00ab comp\u00e9tent \u00bb, \u00ab bienveillant \u00bb et \u00ab mod\u00e9rateur \u00bb au sein des \u00e9quipes hospitali\u00e8res. Tous deux ont exprim\u00e9 leur incompr\u00e9hension face \u00e0 sa condamnation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Son fils, a livr\u00e9 un t\u00e9moignage pudique, d\u00e9crivant un p\u00e8re protecteur et \u00ab innocent \u00bb, tandis que son \u00e9pouse, a provoqu\u00e9 une vive \u00e9motion en salle d\u2019audience. Revenue longuement sur son histoire familiale et leur parcours politique, elle a \u00e9clat\u00e9 en sanglots en demandant pardon \u00e0 son mari pour avoir un jour craint qu\u2019il ne s\u2019en prenne \u00e0 leurs enfants. L\u2019audition a d\u00fb \u00eatre suspendue aux alentours de 22h15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Un proc\u00e8s attendu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ce proc\u00e8s en appel devrait durer plusieurs semaines. Il ravive des plaies anciennes et met en lumi\u00e8re des tensions persistantes autour du r\u00f4le de l\u2019\u00c9tat rwandais et de la m\u00e9moire du g\u00e9nocide de 1994. Pour les parties civiles, il s\u2019agit d\u2019obtenir la confirmation d\u2019une condamnation jug\u00e9e n\u00e9cessaire \u00e0 la justice des victimes. 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