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| A former Rwandan youth minister has been sentenced to life behind bars after being found guilty of playing a key role in the country's 1994 genocide. | A former Rwandan youth minister has been sentenced to life behind bars after being found guilty of playing a key role in the country's 1994 genocide. |
| The international criminal tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), based in Arusha in Tanzania, convicted Callixte Nzabonimana of genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide, direct and public incitement to commit genocide and extermination as a crime against humanity. | The international criminal tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), based in Arusha in Tanzania, convicted Callixte Nzabonimana of genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide, direct and public incitement to commit genocide and extermination as a crime against humanity. |
| "The trial chamber found that … Nzabonimana instigated the killing of Tutsis," the ICTR said. "It also found Nzabonimana guilty of entering into two separate agreements to kill Tutsis." | "The trial chamber found that … Nzabonimana instigated the killing of Tutsis," the ICTR said. "It also found Nzabonimana guilty of entering into two separate agreements to kill Tutsis." |
| The former politician, 59, was arrested in Tanzania in February 2008 after the US offered a $5m (£3.26m) reward for his capture. His conviction turned on his participation, along with other members of the government, in a meeting on 18 April 1994 in the town of Murambi, central Gitarama province. | The former politician, 59, was arrested in Tanzania in February 2008 after the US offered a $5m (£3.26m) reward for his capture. His conviction turned on his participation, along with other members of the government, in a meeting on 18 April 1994 in the town of Murambi, central Gitarama province. |
| The meeting led to "an agreement" between Nzabonimana and other ministers "to encourage the killing of Tutsis … with the specific intent to destroy, in whole or in part, the Tutsi population as such in Gitarama prefecture," the court found. | The meeting led to "an agreement" between Nzabonimana and other ministers "to encourage the killing of Tutsis … with the specific intent to destroy, in whole or in part, the Tutsi population as such in Gitarama prefecture," the court found. |
| Nzabonimana used public appearances in different parts of Gitarama to incite people to kill Tutsis, the three ICTR judges ruled. | Nzabonimana used public appearances in different parts of Gitarama to incite people to kill Tutsis, the three ICTR judges ruled. |
| "The trial chamber found that on 14 April 1994 at Cyayi centre, Nzabonimana instigated the killing of Tutsis taking refuge at the Nyabikenke commune office, and that between 15 and 60 Tutsis were subsequently killed," the court said. | "The trial chamber found that on 14 April 1994 at Cyayi centre, Nzabonimana instigated the killing of Tutsis taking refuge at the Nyabikenke commune office, and that between 15 and 60 Tutsis were subsequently killed," the court said. |
| "The trial chamber further found Nzabonimana guilty of three separate incidents of direct and public incitement. Nzabonimana directly and publicly incited the killing of Tutsis at the Butare trading centre on or about 12 April 1994, at Cyayi centre on 14 April 1994, and at Murambi on 18 April 1994. | "The trial chamber further found Nzabonimana guilty of three separate incidents of direct and public incitement. Nzabonimana directly and publicly incited the killing of Tutsis at the Butare trading centre on or about 12 April 1994, at Cyayi centre on 14 April 1994, and at Murambi on 18 April 1994. |
| "It also found Nzabonimana guilty of entering into two separate agreements to kill Tutsis in Gitarama prefecture. Nzabonimana entered into an agreement to kill Tutsis with members of the interim government on 18 April 1994, and entered into another agreement with Jean Damascene Ukirikyeyezu to kill Tutsis in May 1994." | "It also found Nzabonimana guilty of entering into two separate agreements to kill Tutsis in Gitarama prefecture. Nzabonimana entered into an agreement to kill Tutsis with members of the interim government on 18 April 1994, and entered into another agreement with Jean Damascene Ukirikyeyezu to kill Tutsis in May 1994." |
| Nzabonimana's lawyer said he would appeal against the sentence. "We will definitely appeal. The appeal hearing starts now," lead defence counsel, Vincent Courcelle-Labrousse, was quoted as saying by the BBC. | Nzabonimana's lawyer said he would appeal against the sentence. "We will definitely appeal. The appeal hearing starts now," lead defence counsel, Vincent Courcelle-Labrousse, was quoted as saying by the BBC. |
| Ethnic Hutu militia and soldiers killed 800,000 minority Tutsis and politically moderate Hutus in the tiny east African country in just 100 days between April and June 1994. | Ethnic Hutu militia and soldiers killed 800,000 minority Tutsis and politically moderate Hutus in the tiny east African country in just 100 days between April and June 1994. |
| The ICTR is due to complete its work by the end of 2014. Its website lists 72 completed cases, two in progress and one awaiting trial. | The ICTR is due to complete its work by the end of 2014. Its website lists 72 completed cases, two in progress and one awaiting trial. |
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