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Ex-Rwandan Doctor Sentenced to 27 Years in Jail After 1994 Genocide Trial, Report Says
Ex-Rwandan Doctor Sentenced to 27 Years in Jail After 1994 Genocide Trial, Report Says
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In 1994, the Hutu ethnic group launched a genocide against the smaller Tutsi community and moderate Hutu who refused to participate in the killings. Between... 31.10.2024, Sputnik Africa
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A French court sentenced ex-Rwandan doctor Eugene Rwamucyo to 27 years in jail after the 1994 genocide trial. He was accused of collaborating with the then Rwandan authorities to spread anti-Tutsi propaganda and participating to hide evidence of the massacre, a Western news agency reported.According to the report, Rwamucyo's lawyers also denied the charges, whereas prosecutors insisted on 30 years in jail, accusing the ex-doctor of crimes against humanity. The outlet pointed out that Rwamucyo's trial was the eighth in France related to the genocide in Rwanda.In April, the Rwandan government announced a week of national mourning and 100 days of commemoration to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi — one of the bloodiest events of the 20th century.
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Ex-Rwandan Doctor Sentenced to 27 Years in Jail After 1994 Genocide Trial, Report Says
16:43 31.10.2024 (Updated: 17:08 31.10.2024) In 1994, the Hutu ethnic group launched a genocide against the smaller Tutsi community and moderate Hutu who refused to participate in the killings. Between April and June 1994, some 800,000 people—mostly Tutsis, but also Twa and others—were killed.
A French court sentenced ex-Rwandan doctor Eugene Rwamucyo to 27 years in jail after the 1994 genocide trial. He was accused of collaborating with the then Rwandan authorities to spread
anti-Tutsi propaganda and participating to hide evidence of the massacre, a Western news agency reported.
"I assure you that I did not order the killing of survivors or allow survivors to be killed," Rwamucyo reportedly said during the trial, trying to repudiate the accusations.
According to the report, Rwamucyo's lawyers also denied the charges, whereas prosecutors insisted on 30 years in jail, accusing the ex-doctor of crimes against humanity. The outlet pointed out that Rwamucyo's trial was the eighth in France related to the genocide in Rwanda.
In April, the Rwandan government announced a week of
national mourning and 100 days of commemoration to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi — one of the bloodiest events of the 20th century.
