France jail ex-intel chief over Rwandan genocide

A court in France has sentenced former Rwandan intelligence chief to 25 years in prison for his role in the genocide, in a landmark trial on Friday.

In France’s first trial over the genocide, 54-year-old Pascal Simbikangwa was found guilty of genocide and complicity to crimes against humanity.

The prosecution described him as a "genocide denier" adding he believed in "extremist Hutu ideology", in the 6 week trial.

See more from the Guardian here.

See our earlier post:

France begins landmark Rwandan genocide trial (04 February 2014)

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