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Prosecution calls for life sentence for genocide suspect

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    Prosecutors at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in Arusha, Tanzania, on Thursday called for life imprisonment for Alfred Musema, a former tea factory director. Musema, 50, is charged with nine counts of genocide and crimes against humanity for allegedly playing a leading role in massacres and rape of ethnic Tutsis in the Bisesero region of western Rwanda between April and July 1994. The prosecution called for the maximum sentence, saying Musema’s crimes were of the most serious order, the independent Hirondelle news agency reported. The defence is due to begin its closing arguments on Monday.

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