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Arrested bishop appears before court officials

[Cote d'Ivoire] Opposition leader Alassane Ouattara (second from left), President Gbagbo (center) and former president Henri Bedie (right) having an informal conversation in July 2004 in Accra. UN photo/ Sekinde Debebe
Opposition leader Alassane Ouattara (second from left), President Gbagbo (center) and former president Henri Bedie (right) together with rebel representatives have struck repeated, failed, deals
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    Bishop Augustin Misago of Gikongoro prefecture, who was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the 1994 genocide, has appeared before court officials in Kigali, where he was ordered to be detained for two months, the Rwanda News Agency reported on Wednesday. During this period, his file will be completed and he may be judged within that time. RNA said the bishop had few words to say to journalists who were present at the courtroom.

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