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Genocide suspect arrested in London

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    The Rwandan government has welcomed the arrest in London of Tharcisse Muvunyi, a genocide suspect over the weekend. "Last month we sent a delegation to London to demand his extradition to Rwanda, but our request was turned down on grounds that we have a death penalty. We requested them to hand him over to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and we are happy they have done so," Rwandan Minister for Justice Jean-De Dieu
    Mucho told IRIN on Monday.

    Rwandan authorities are seeking a death penalty for 2,133 suspects considered principal architects of the 1994 genocide.

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