Rwanda: 'Ngezi Was Pursued for Sheltering Ethnic Tutsi Refugess'

Genocide suspect and former journalist, Hassan Ngeze was pursued by the military for hiding persecuted ethnic Tutsis during the 1994 genocide, three defence witnesses told the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Tuesday.

"Soldiers shot at Ngeze's house that night", said defence witness 'BAZ9', named as such to protect her identity. "It was said that he was attacked because he had been sheltering people. I personally know many people were hidden by Ngeze", she said.

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