A French court is reportedly set to release a man accused of involvement in the Rwandan genocide, refusing to extradite him to face charges in Rwanda.
France’s appeals court ruled in favour of Claude Muhayimana, who was arrested in northern France in 2010.
The court stated that since the crime of genocide was not on Rwanda’s statute books 1994, Mr Muhayimana cannot be sent back to the country to face charges relating to genocide.
Mr Muhayimana has maintained his innocence, insisiting he did not partake in the violence which saw 800,000 people killed.
The decision was criticised by Alain Gauthier, the president of the Collectif des parties civiles pour le Rwanda, an organisation that tracks genocide Rwandan suspects, who said,
"The important thing is that he is put on trial one day."