Genocide tribunal acquits ex-Rwanda general, major on appeal

The UN-backed court for Rwanda today acquitted on appeal former paramilitary police chief Augustin Ndindiliyimana and ex-elite battalion commander Francois-Xavier Nzuwonemeye of charges related to the 1994 genocide.

Arusha (Tanzania): The UN-backed court for Rwanda today acquitted on appeal former paramilitary police chief Augustin Ndindiliyimana and ex-elite battalion commander Francois-Xavier Nzuwonemeye of charges related to the 1994 genocide.
The Arusha, Tanzania-based International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) also reduced the sentence of a third officer but said it would hand down its decision on a fourth, former army chief Augustin Bizimungu, at a later date.

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