Swiss police arrest genocide suspect

Police in Geneva, Switzerland, have arrested the former army chaplain, who was not named, for suspicion of involvement in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, the Swiss radio International’s Swissinfo web site reported. The Arusha-based International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) reportedly issued an arrest warrant for the suspect on Wednesday 11 July. He is accused of having called for the extermination of the Tutsi. He is thought to have distributed lists with the names of Tutsis, facilitating the persecution and murder of these people, the report said. The federal justice authorities have agreed to transfer the suspect to the Tribunal. “He can, however, appeal against the decision,” it said. The Swiss military authorities, who are responsible for prosecuting war criminals, have had the man under surveillance since 1999. An investigating judge confirmed the accusations against the Rwandan, who has been residing in Geneva. The results of the investigations were turned over to the UN court.