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| Rwandan MP convicted of genocide | Rwandan MP convicted of genocide |
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| A Rwandan MP and member of the Tutsi-led governing party has been found guilty of genocide and sentenced to life imprisonment. | A Rwandan MP and member of the Tutsi-led governing party has been found guilty of genocide and sentenced to life imprisonment. |
| Nirere Beatrice was convicted by a Gacaca traditional community court set up to deal with 1994 genocide cases. | Nirere Beatrice was convicted by a Gacaca traditional community court set up to deal with 1994 genocide cases. |
| The Rwandan Patriotic Front member had denied helping set up road blocks where ethnic Tutsis were killed and chairing meetings to plan the massacre. | The Rwandan Patriotic Front member had denied helping set up road blocks where ethnic Tutsis were killed and chairing meetings to plan the massacre. |
| Some 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed in the 100-day slaughter. | Some 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed in the 100-day slaughter. |
| Beatrice, who was re-elected in September last year, did admit a charge of handing out uniforms to the Hutu Interahamwe militiamen who led the killings. | |
| The Gacaca courts were established to speed up the trials of the many thousands of people accused of taking part in the genocide. | |
| A UN court has been set up in the Tanzanian town of Arusha to deal with the ringleaders. | A UN court has been set up in the Tanzanian town of Arusha to deal with the ringleaders. |