Former French officer accused of complicity in Rwanda genocide

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Jun 24, 2013
A former French Gendamarie officer has been accused of complicity in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, reports France24, as he was allegedly supplying arms to the government despite being aware of the genocide unfolding.

Three France-based human rights organisations - International Federation for Human Rights, French Human Rights League and Survie - filed an official complaint on Monday against Paul Barril, who was also a security advisor to African states.

Barril is accused of signing an arms deal with the former Rwandan prime minister Jean Kambanda on 28th May 1994.

On 19th May 1994, the UN Security Council passed resolution 918 which imposed an embargo on the sale of arms to Rwanda.

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