1.   The accused claimed that he had been granted permission by a supervisor to take scrap tyres from a certain firm.

2.   The accused claimed that he had produced the gun to try to hold Robert at bay and then shot him when he advanced on him with a hunting knife.

3.   The accused also claim memory loss.

4.   Dressed in the pink shirt and shorts worn by all prisoners in Rwanda, the two accused claimed that arguments in their defence had been ignored.

5.   The accused claimed to have carried out all his activities on behalf of the CIA.

6.   The accused claimed that he only smacked the child once on the bottom after he misbehaved in the restaurant.

7.   The accused claims the toddler died accidentally while she was in her bath.

8.   The eight accused claimed they were not involved in the murders.