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Bishop's trial continues

    NAIROBI

    The trial of Bishop Augustin Misago, charged with genocide and crimes against humanity, continued in Kigali on Wednesday with the defendant justifying claims made against him. Rwandan radio said he told the court there was nothing abnormal about his attendance at meetings organised by senior government officials in April and May 1994 in his diocese of Gikongoro. As a Christian leader, he was eligible to meet anybody, he told
    the court. According to the radio, the judges told him to leave religion out of his defence. The trial was then postponed until 23 September.

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