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UN court declares Rwandan genocide suspect mentally unfit for trial.

The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) has ruled that Félicien Kabuga, an 88-year-old Rwandan genocide suspect, is no longer capable of "meaningful participation" in his trial due to a significant decline in his ability to care for himself. Kabuga is accused of broadcasting hateful propaganda and arming militias in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The court suggested an alternative procedure that resembles a trial as closely as possible, but without the possibility of a conviction.

via CNN|

#felicien-kabuga #international-justice #irmct

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UN court declares Rwandan genocide suspect unfit for trial due to dementia.

The UN court has declared that Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga is unfit for trial due to health concerns and has called for an "alternative" legal procedure. Kabuga is accused of promoting hate speech through his broadcaster, Radio Television Libre des Milles Collines (RTLM), and arming ethnic Hutu militias. He was arrested in Paris in 2020 and sent to The Hague for trial. Kabuga did not attend court in person and followed the trial remotely via video-link from a wheelchair at the court's detention center.

via DW (English)|

#alternative-legal-procedure #felicien-kabuga #health-concerns

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Rwandan Genocide Fugitives Caught After Decades on the Run

Fulgence Kayishema, one of the most wanted remaining fugitives of the Rwandan genocide, has appeared before a court in Cape Town following his arrest this week after 22 years on the run. Kayishema is accused of taking part in the killing of 2,000 people sheltering inside a Catholic church in one of the 1994 Rwandan genocide’s bloodiest episodes. He will be held at Cape Town’s Pollsmoor Prison ahead of extradition to Rwanda.

via Al Jazeera English|

#crime #extradition #fugitive

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Rwandan police officer charged with genocide killings.

Fulgence Kayishema, a Rwandan police officer accused of orchestrating the killings of over 2,000 people during the 1994 genocide, has been arrested in South Africa after spending 22 years as a fugitive. Kayishema had assumed a false identity and was captured in a multinational fugitive tracking operation. He is alleged to have organized the killings of more than 2,000 ethnic Tutsi refugees at a Catholic church during the first days of the genocide. The arrest gives hope to survivors that other fugitives still at large will be arrested too.

via Fox News|

#arrest #crime #fugitive

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Rwandan Genocide Fugitive Captured in South Africa After Decades on the Run

A fugitive accused of playing a key role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide has been arrested in South Africa. The suspect, who has not been named, is expected to be extradited to Rwanda to face trial. The Rwandan genocide saw around 800,000 people, mostly Tutsis, killed in just 100 days.

via Financial Times|

#arrest #crime #extradition

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Rwandan Genocide Fugitive Fulgence Kayishema Arrested in South Africa After 20 Years

Fulgence Kayishema, a fugitive accused of orchestrating the killing of thousands of people during the Rwandan genocide in 1994, has been arrested in South Africa after more than two decades on the run. He was taken into custody in a joint operation by the United Nations' International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals and South African authorities. Kayishema is accused of directly participating in the planning and execution of the attacks on the Tutsi population in Kivumu and the ensuing massacre at the church.

via ABC News|

#crime #fulgence-kayishema #international-residual-mechanism-for-criminal-tribunals

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Rwandan Genocide Suspect Arrested in South Africa After Decades on the Run

Fulgence Kayishema, the most wanted fugitive accused of involvement in the Rwandan genocide of 1994, has been arrested in South Africa after decades on the run. He allegedly orchestrated the killing of more than 2,000 Tutsi refugees at Nyange Catholic Church during the genocide. Kayishema has been a fugitive since 2001 and is due to be arraigned on Friday in a Cape Town court. The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals chief prosecutor lauded the cooperation and support of the South African government.

via CNN|

#crime #fulgence-kayishema #international-residual-mechanism-for-criminal-tribunals