A court in France on Tuesday stopped the extradition of a Rwandan genocide suspect, Joseph Habyarimana, who is accused of inciting the murder of monks in a monastery in 1994, reports Le Monde.
A judge in a Toulouse court, where Mr Habyarimana now resides did not grant the extradition request stating that the crimes were not deemed a criminal offence at the time and therefore the law could not be enacted retrospectively.
The ruling was met with anger by a group representing the victims, the Collective of Civil Parties for Rwanda (CPCR).
"France never reacts positively to extradition applications while all other countries do," the group's president, Alain Gauthier said.
Mr Gauthier rejected the judge's argument as "outdated".
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A judge in a Toulouse court, where Mr Habyarimana now resides did not grant the extradition request stating that the crimes were not deemed a criminal offence at the time and therefore the law could not be enacted retrospectively.
The ruling was met with anger by a group representing the victims, the Collective of Civil Parties for Rwanda (CPCR).
"France never reacts positively to extradition applications while all other countries do," the group's president, Alain Gauthier said.
Mr Gauthier rejected the judge's argument as "outdated".
See more here.