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ICTR asks Belgium to extradite suspect

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    The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Thursday officially asked Belgium to extradite genocide suspect Augustin Ndindiliyimana, the Internews agency reported from Arusha. Ndindiliyimana, who was arrested at his Belgian home by police last month, is facing 11 counts including genocide and rape. He is implicated in a plan to disarm and kill 10 Belgian peacekeepers guarding the-then Rwandan prime-minister Agathe Uwilingiyimana, who was also murdered. ICTR prosecutor Ken Fleming said the tribunal’s request was a procedure “but it’s a big step”. “We can’t prosecute him if we haven’t got him,” he stressed.

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