ICTR envoy on the work ahead

The Rwandan government’s special envoy to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Martin Ngoga, has said he hopes to influence the court in a bid to improve its performance, the Hirondelle news agency reported. Speaking during a preliminary visit to the tribunal in Arusha, Ngoga said there was a “gap” between his government and the ICTR even though the Tribunal was supposed to see that justice was done for Rwanda. “This void led to a lack of information and my appointment, essentially, is aimed at blocking the gap,” he told journalists last week. He acknowledged that the ICTR had made “remarkable progress”, although there was still room for improvement. The former prosecutor of Butare prefecture is due to assume his responsibilities at the end of this month.