CASE N ° RPAA 0024/13 / CS Page |2 2. At the Judicial Police and the Prosecution, Abisi Lambert pleaded not guilty. Before the Nyarugenge High Court he continued to plead not guilty, adding that his employer lied because she had asked him to have sex with him which he refused; she then told him that he would be charged within two days, and indeed after those days he was arrested. 3. In its judgment No. RP 0265/12 / TGI / NYGE on 28/09/2012, the Nyarugenge High Court convicted Abisi Lambert of child sexual abuse and sentenced him to life imprisonment and a fine of 200,000 Frw. 4. Abisi Lambert appealed to the High Court, stating that he was sentenced for a crime he did not commit. In its judgment N° RPA 0974/012/HC/KIG of 15/11/2013, the Court confirmed the judgment appealed against. 5. Abisi Lambert appealed to the Supreme Court on 19/11/2013, again stating that he had been convicted of a crime he did not commit. But, in his additional submissions he states that he pleads guilty and apologises for the offence he committed, that he is ready to tell truth over the commission of the crime, because he had already seen the gravity of the crime he had committed, and also demanded a reduction of the sentence. 6. The case was heard in public on 20/02/2017, Abisi Lambert assisted by Barrister Furaha Amida, while the Prosecution was represented by Higaniro Hermogène. II. THE ISSUE OF THE CASE AND ANALYSIS THEREOF Whether Abisi Lambert deserves a reduced sentence 7. Abisi Lambert states he does not challenge the reasons underlying the judgment he appealed against, that he wants to prove to the Court that he now pleads guilty