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Tanzania drops genocide charges against suspect

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    Tanzanian meanwhile dropped genocide charges against a suspect, Bernard Ntuyahaga, in a bid to facilitate his extradition to Rwanda, news organisations reported. Ntuyahaga was freed by the ICTR last March in attempt to have him tried by the Belgian authorities. He was immediately re-arrested by Tanzania, and Belgium and Rwanda have both been vying for his extradition. Ntuyahaga is accused of involvement in the murder of former Rwandan premier Agathe Uwilingiyimana and 10 Belgian peacekeepers
    who were guarding her during the 1994 genocide. The murder charges against him still stand. "We have amended the charge sheet because genocide is not within the framework of the extradition agreement [with Rwanda]," Tanzania's State Attorney Ama Munisi told journalists. Ntuyahaga's lawyer Luc de Temmerman said he would now move to have his client released since the genocide charges had been dropped.

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