Germany: Prosecutors Arrest Man Accused of Ordering Killings During Rwanda Genocide

Source: US News & World Report

“German prosecutors ⁠arrested ⁠a German-Rwandan national ⁠on suspicion of being an accomplice ​to genocide and 25 counts of murder during the ‌1994 genocide against the ‌Tutsis in Rwanda, they said in a ⁠statement ⁠on Wednesday. The suspect, identified only as Innocent S under ​German privacy rules, is accused of ordering the deaths of 25 Tutsis on five separate occasions while ​serving as an assistant to the mayor of ⁠Kayove in ⁠northwestern Rwanda. In one ⁠instance, ​the suspect is accused of personally taking part in the ​killing by ⁠stabbing a victim in the chest with a knife, the prosecutors said.” (07/01/26)

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