since Sept. 8 in connection with an article published by French news magazine Jeune Afrique about the circumstances of the death of Cherubin Okende, a former transport minister whose
Bujakera was not asked to enter a plea to the charges, which he denies, Mushizi said. The judge adjourned the trial until Oct. 20 following a request from Bujakera's lawyers for time to prepare his defence. The reporter could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted on all charges, Mushizi said. "We can only regret this worrying development in the proceedings targeting our correspondent Stanis Bujakera, who is being prosecuted for an article of which he is not the signatory," Jeune Afrique's managing editor, Francois Soudan, said of the trial.
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