French court frees Rwanda genocide suspects

[Ian David]

Source: France 24

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

A French appeals court on Wednesday freed two Rwandans wanted for charges related to the African country's 1994 genocide in a decision condemned by a Rwandan official as political.

Wenceslas Munyeshyaka, a 49-year-old Catholic priest, and Laurent Bucyibaruta, 62, a former official, were arrested last month on warrants issued by the UN-backed International Criminal Tribunal on Rwanda (ICTR).

The French court ruled that the warrants could not be executed and said the men, both wanted by the ICTR for their alleged roles in the 1994 massacres on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, must be freed.

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Munyeshyaka lawyer Thierry Massis said the decision "conformed with international law" and that the arrest warrant had been "arbitrary".

Read more: http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/news/world/20070801-france-rwanda-genocide-tpir-priest-freedom.html

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Black Collar Crime

See also:

What Hath God Wrought- The Good, The Bad and The Douchebaggery- Black Collar Crime, July 2007, C.E.
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[aquart]

1. Wonder what alley they'll be found face down in.