The UN-established International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has handed over the case of a former Army Lieutenant Colonel to Rwanda for trial – marking the last case to be transferred by the UN tribunal.
Lieutenant Colonel Phénéas Munyarugarama faces charges of genocide, incitement for genocide, murder and rape amongst others.
The transfer of the case to Rwanda has hailed by Rwanda's Prosecutor General, Martin Ngoga, who assured that all suspects would receive a fair trial commenting,
"The referral of cases to Rwanda is a result of enormous effort by Rwanda in building a standard justice system. It is a major boost for Rwanda and opens up possibilities for other countries to cooperate with Rwanda in tracking and bringing Genocide suspects to justice".
