Rwanda: Ntahobali Ordered Tutsi Refugees Killed, Witness Alleges

Arusha — Arsene Shalom Ntahobali ordered 'Interahamwe' militiamen to kill ethnic Tutsi refugees at the Butare governor's office during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, a prosecution witness today alleged before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR).

The witness -- identified only as "SJ" -- told the judges hearing the so-called "Butare Trial" that during one incident, Ntahobali arrived at the governor's office in a vehicle, accompanied by militiamen. "He [Ntahobali] told the Interahamwe to spare no one," she claimed.

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