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ICTR judges to make first working visit inside country

    NAIROBI

    Judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) are scheduled to visit Rwanda for the first time in a judicial capacity from 1 to 4 November when they will tour four sites in Kibuye prefecture, where crimes in the case against former mayor of Mabanza, Ignace Bagilishema, are alleged to have taken place. The visit, scheduled to take place in Mabanza, Gitesi, Gishiyita and Gisovu, was requested by the defence, an ICTR press release stated on Wednesday. The case against Bagilishema, who has pleaded not guilty to charges of genocide, complicity in genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, started on Tuesday.

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