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Semanza indictment amended to include rape charges

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    Meanwhile, the prosecution in the case of genocide suspect Laurent Semanza, former mayor of Bicumbi, has been granted leave by trial judges to amend the indictment against him to include seven extra charges, including rape, under crimes against humanity. Semanza thus became the fourth person to be charged with rape at the Arusha trials, an ICTR statement said. Semanza is scheduled to enter a plea to the amended charges on Thursday, with his trial expected to start in late August.

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