Tanzania: Former Rwanda Army Officer Jailed for Life By ICTR

Arusha — THE International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) yesterday sentenced to life imprisonment former Rwandan military officer, Captain Ildephonse Nizeyimana, for his role in the 1994 genocide, including the killings of Rosalie Gicanda, the last Tutsi queen of Rwanda.

A panel of judges convicted the ex-Rwandan military officer of genocide, crimes against humanity (extermination and murder) and war crimes (murder) for ordering and planning massacres of several individuals at various locations in Burate prefecture, South Rwanda, mainly in April 1994.

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