Government questioned on alleged Rwandan genocide perpetrators

Government makes a statement on case

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http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2019/april/government-questioned-on-alleged-rwandan-genocide-perpetrators/http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2019/april/government-questioned-on-alleged-rwandan-genocide-perpetrators/
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Wednesday, April 10, 2019
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Rwandan genocide, International relations theory, Mass murder, Genocides, Responsibility to protect, Rwanda, Murder, Génocidaires, Tharcisse Renzaho, Bibliography of the Rwandan genocide
Summary
Key Points: 
  • Andrew Mitchell has asked the Government to make a statement on the cases of five alleged Rwandan genocide perpetrators.
  • Rwanda is currently reflecting on the 25th Anniversary of the 1994 genocide, in which approximately 800,000 Rwandans, mostly ethnic Tutsis were murdered.
  • Speaking for the Government, Minister of State forSecurity Ben Wallaceconfirmed that the Met War Crimes Unit had received a referral from the Rwandan authorities relating to five individuals and allegations of genocide offences.
  • The UK will go down in history as the only country in Europe which knowingly shielded alleged Rwandan genocidaires from justice.
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