The President of the International Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) said she had appreciated her visit to Rwanda, but that it in no way compromised her and others’ impartiality. Hirondelle news agency quoted South African judge Navanethem Pillay as telling reporters: “We felt that visiting a memorial to the genocide, having a meeting with the president, in no way affects our impartiality because we judge each case on the evidence presented in the courtroom.”
Meanwhile, Swaziland has agreed to receive persons convicted by the ICTR to serve their sentences in that country. Foreign Minister Albert Nhlanla Shabangu said that his country had supported the creation of the tribunal and therefore welcomed the opportunity to contribute to its work by facilitating the enforcement of its sentences.
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