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Kigali envoy to defer ICTR post

    NAIROBI

    Kigali’s representative to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Martin Ngoga has said he will not take up his post until the case of genocide suspect Jean-Bosco Barayagwiza has been resolved. In an interview with the Hirondelle news agency on Monday he said there was “nothing to negotiate” between the ICTR and the Rwandan government. “What we want is that Barayagwiza be made to answer for his crimes,” he said. The Tribunal ordered the release of Barayagwiza earlier this month on the grounds his rights had been violated by procedural issues. “Barayagwiza can only be declared innocent if he has been tried,” Ngoga added.

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