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Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has defended his country's judicial system despite criticism that his political opponents do not get much of a hearing.
Kagame's political opponents are often prosecuted and imprisoned. Most victims of such a process say that they are not adequately monitored.
Last week, Rwandan prosecutors demanded a 22-year prison sentence for activist Diane Shima Rwigara and her mother Adeline Mukangemana.
Diane and her mother face charges of attempting to foment an insurgency against the government.
Rwigara and his mother were released on bail after spending a year in prison. They also face falsification charges, which they denied.
President Kagame, who responded to several critics of the unfair justice system, told AFP: "Our justice works freely, everyone should know it."
Kagame told AFP on the sidelines of the Paris Peace Forum's conference that everyone in the Rwandan justice system had a fair hearing.
Despite criticism of the crackdown on political dissent, President Kagame is credited with overseeing his country's rapid economic development.
He led the country's transformation after the 1994 genocide. Last year, Mr. Kagame won the general election to continue his seven-year term.
Source: Africafeeds.com
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