Dutch citizen jailed for Rwandan genocide

A Rwandan born Dutch citizen has been found guilty of inciting genocide and has been sentenced to 6 years and 8 months in prison.

66-year old Yvonne Basebya was found guilty of inciting genocide in 1994, before moving to the Netherlands in 1998. She was cleared of other charges including perpetrating genocide, murder and war crimes.

Judge Rene Elkerbout said,

"She incited unfortunate youngsters to commit murder against Tutsis during meetings, as evidenced by the song she sang, 'Tuba Tsembe Tsembe', which means 'let's exterminate them all',"

Prosecution spokesperson Jirko Patist said,

"The suspect recruited youths and incited them to commit genocide, to commit murders," he said. "The court called her an essential link in the genocide."

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