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Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga dies in custody in The Hague at age 91
The court ordered an inquiry after the 93-year-old died while hospitalized in U.N. custody, ending a case that stalled over his dementia.
- On Saturday, Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga died in custody at a United Nations detention unit in The Hague, Netherlands, the International Residual Mechanism announced.
- The 1994 genocide, triggered by the death of President Juv Habyarimana, saw Hutu extremists kill more than 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus in 100 days. Prosecutors accused Kabuga of using Radio Television Libre des Mille Collines to fuel the violence.
- Authorities arrested Kabuga in France in 2020, ending more than two decades on the run. Although his trial began in 2022, judges ruled him unfit to continue due to dementia.
- The United Nations court ordered an investigation into the circumstances of his death. Kabuga had remained in the Detention Unit because no state would accept his provisional release.
- As one of the last genocide fugitives, Kabuga's death leaves survivors in Rwanda without a final verdict, angering those who felt the court's fitness decision denied them justice.
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The suspected financier of the genocide was accused of being mainly responsible for the bloodshed.
·Zürich, Switzerland
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Félicien Kabuga lietsoi vihapuhetta radioasemansa avulla ja oli avainasemassa rakentamassa ilmapiiriä, joka johti yli 800,000 ihmisen kuolemaan.
·Finland
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Rwandan genocide suspect dies in custody in The Hague
Félicien Kabuga, 91, was accused of encouraging and bankrolling the mass killing of Rwanda's Tutsi minority. His trial began in 2022, nearly three decades after the 100-day massacre that left 800,000 dead.
·Washington, United States
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C 34%
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