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France to hand over genocide suspect

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    The French Court of Appeal on Monday ordered the extradition of genocide suspect Francois Xavier Nzuwonemeye to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in Arusha. AFP quoted his lawyer Eric Morain as saying the court proceedings were held in camera and did not know the reasons behind the decision. He said he would appeal.

    Gerald Gahima, the Rwandan prosecutor-general, told IRIN his government was happy with the French court’s decision. “This action is good news because the French authorities are cooperating with the tribunal and we hope they will arrest and hand over other suspects based in France,” he said. The suspect is a former member of the Rwandan Armed Forces and was arrested on 15 February 2000. Last week, the tribunal officially requested the Belgian government to hand over the former chief of Rwanda’s gendarmerie, Augustin Ndidiliyima. The charges against him include genocide, rape and crimes against humanity.

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