1994 Rwandan genocide mastermind gets 35-year sentence December 20, 2012 - 17:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A UN war crimes court has sentenced a key organizer of the 1994 Rwandan genocide to 35 years in prison, according to BBC News. The sentence was imposed on Augustin Ngirabatware, a former government minister in Rwanda. He is the last person to be tried by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), which will now only hear appeals. About 800,000 people - ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus - were killed in 100 days in Rwanda in 1994. The ICTR convicted Ngirabatware of genocide, incitement to commit genocide and rape as a crime against humanity. "For these crimes the court sentences you to 35 years in prison," Judge William Hussein Sekule told Ngirabatware. He was planning minister in the militant Hutu-led government at the time of the genocide. Ngirabatware was arrested in Germany in September 2007 and was transferred more than a year later to the ICTR in Arusha, Tanzania. The ICTR says on its website that it has completed 71 cases since it was set up under a UN Security Council resolution in November 1994 to try the ringleaders of the genocide. Ten accused were acquitted while 32 convicts are serving sentences, it says. It is due to close in 2014 after it has finalized 16 appeal cases.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
