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Paris Court Sentences Former Rwandan Policeman For Genocide

The Cour d'assises de Paris has delivered a life sentence to Philippe Hategekimana, the former deputy commander of Gendarmerie (police), for his involvement in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

Hategekimana, 66, a resident of France for many years, underwent a trial that commenced on May 10, 2023 and concluded on June 28, 2023.

He was found guilty of charges related to genocide and complicity in crimes against humanity. These charges encompass the massacres in Nyanza, Nyabubare, Nyamure, Ntyazo, and ISAR (Institut des Sciences Agronomiques du Rwanda) Songa, where Hategekimana was reported to have either led the police involved in the killing of Tutsi individuals, or coordinated with both the police and Interahamwe (a paramilitary group) at roadblocks.

Hategekimana was also convicted of two other murders.

He has been granted 10 days to appeal the court's decision.

This is the fifth such trial in France where a perpetrator in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi is convicted.

Nadege Imbabazi/The New Times

A visitor looks at photos of children killed during the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi at Kigali Memorial Centre in Gisozi (file photo).

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