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Request for Barayagwiza review welcomed

    NAIROBI

    The Rwandan government on Tuesday welcomed the decision by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Carla Del Ponte, to request a review of the decision to release genocide suspect Jean-Bosco Barayagwiza. “We welcome any attempt to ensure that the people responsible for genocide and massacres in this country are brought to justice, so we welcome the proposal of the Prosecutor to apply for a review of the Barayagwiza decision,” Prosecutor-General Gerald Gahima stated on Radio Rwanda.

    However, there was no softening of Rwanda’s stance that del Ponte would be denied an entry visa while the Barayagwiza decision stood. “As long as it is not reversed, we are not open to discussion. Their incompetence should not be at the expense of justice for the Rwandese,” the Internews agency quoted foreign affairs spokesman Seth Kamanzi as saying.

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