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An ex-Rwandan army officer has appeared in a Belgium court charged with the deaths of 10 Belgian peacekeepers and the Rwandan prime minister in 1994.An ex-Rwandan army officer has appeared in a Belgium court charged with the deaths of 10 Belgian peacekeepers and the Rwandan prime minister in 1994.
Bernard Ntuyahaga and Rwandan army officers allegedly watched as the peacekeepers guarding Prime Minister Agathe Uwilingiyimana were killed.Bernard Ntuyahaga and Rwandan army officers allegedly watched as the peacekeepers guarding Prime Minister Agathe Uwilingiyimana were killed.
She was later murdered by soldiers and militiamen for being a moderate.She was later murdered by soldiers and militiamen for being a moderate.
The murders triggered the withdrawal of UN peacekeepers and the genocide of some 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus.The murders triggered the withdrawal of UN peacekeepers and the genocide of some 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus.
Mr Ntuyahaga faces 16 counts of murder and three attempted murders alleged to have taken place at the start of Rwanda's mass genocide.Mr Ntuyahaga faces 16 counts of murder and three attempted murders alleged to have taken place at the start of Rwanda's mass genocide.
It has taken 13 years for the case to be brought to court.It has taken 13 years for the case to be brought to court.
Mr Ntuyahaga flew to Belgium voluntarily in 2004, after a lengthy extradition tug of war between Belgium and Rwanda who also believed he was a chief protagonist in the genocide. Mr Ntuyahaga flew to Belgium voluntarily in 2004, after a lengthy extradition tug of war between Belgium and Rwanda, which also believed he was a chief protagonist in the genocide.
More than 150 witnesses are due to appear during the case, including the assassinated prime minister's children.More than 150 witnesses are due to appear during the case, including the assassinated prime minister's children.
Relatives of the murdered soldiers may also be in court.Relatives of the murdered soldiers may also be in court.