Rwanda: French Court Rejects Extradition Request for Genocide Suspect

12 January 2012

Survivors have once again felt let down by a French court after the rejection Tuesday of an extradition request for Manasse Bigwenzare, a former judge accused of participation in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

In addition to standing in the way of his extradition, the French appeals court in Versailles lifted legal restrictions on the 77 year old. The ruling is in contrast with the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda's decision to send Jean-Bosco Uwinkindi, a Genocide suspect, to face trial in Rwanda. To date, no genocide suspects living in France have been extradited.

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