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Jail term upheld against genocide suspect

    NAIROBI

    The Appeals Court of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Monday confirmed a 15-year jail sentence against genocide suspect Omar Serushago who had appealed for a reduced sentence. The Hirondelle news agency quoted presiding judge Claude Jorda as saying the appeal was rejected and reasons would be given in writing as soon as possible.

    Serushago, a former Rwandan Interahamwe militiaman, was sentenced in February 1999 after pleading guilty to the genocide charges against him. It was for this reason he appealed for a lesser sentence. Hirondelle pointed out that the Serushago case was the first to close at the ICTR. The six other people so far sentenced all have appeals pending.

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