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Defence council fired

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    The defence counsel for Laurent Semanza has been replaced, a statement from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda said. Semanza’s trial was due to begin yesterday in Arusha, but his defence counsel did not show up in court. Semanza, a former bourgmestre (mayor) of Bicumbi, has pleaded not guilty to seven counts of genocide and genocide-related crimes.

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