Rwanda: Bazaramba Denied Bail

23 December 2009

Kigali — The District court of Porvoo in Finland on Monday denied bail to Francois Bazaramba, a former clergyman accused of participating in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi due to the gravity of his accusations.

Bazaramba who has been in detention since 2007 had applied for bail on grounds that the accusations against him were untrue but the Prosecutor ruled against the request on grounds that there is still strong probable evidence pinning Bazaramba on genocide including 15 murders.

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