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Habyarimana on updated list of genocide suspects

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    The Rwandan government has included the late president Juvenal Habyarimana on a new updated list of genocide suspects. "On 31 December last year we issued a new list of genocide suspects," Rwandan Prosecutor General Gerald Gahima told IRIN on Wednesday. "This was done by dropping 643 cases and
    adding 800 more cases in Category 1. We included the dead suspects to allow the victims to pursue damages."

    Legal experts say that by including the names of dead suspects on the list, the Rwandan authorities could automatically confiscate the properties of deceased suspects such as Habyarimana. Rwanda's 1996 genocide law divides the suspects into four categories, with Category 1 carrying a mandatory death sentence.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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