Hague court sentences man to life in jail for role in Rwanda genocide
Justice caught up with a 66-year-old man, Eugene N. for his role in the genocide attack that led to the massacre of about 3,000 Tutsis who had sought refuge in a football stadium in 1994. The Hague District Court on Friday sentenced him to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of preventing Tutsis from escaping […] The post Hague court sentences man to life in jail for role in Rwanda…
A 66-year-old man, Eugene N., was sentenced to life in prison on Friday for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The Hague District Court found him guilty of preventing Tutsis from escaping a football stadium in Mbazi and throwing a grenade into the crowd during the massacre, which claimed the lives of about 3,000 people. The court described his actions as committed with "genocidal intent" and emphasized that only a lifelong prison sentence could justice be served for the immense suffering inflicted on the victims and their families.
N. was also convicted of war crimes and the crime of genocide. Prosecutors had urged for a life sentence during hearings in June, stating that N. was "personally involved" in the killings. The 1994 Rwandan genocide, which lasted three months, resulted in the estimated deaths of 800,000 people, mostly members of the Tutsi minority in Rwanda.
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