Norway to extradite genocide accused to Rwanda

by admin
Feb 23, 2013

The Norwegian government has decided to extradite a Rwandan citizen back to the country, after having sentenced him to 21 years imprisonment for his role in the 1994 genocide, marking Norway's first such extradition.

The Nordic Page stated that Norwegian State Secretary in the Ministry of Justice Paul Lønseth hailed the move as "a milestone in the pursuit after the genocide in Rwanda".

The accused Charles Bandora is alleged to have trained the Interahamwe militia as well as personally supervising massacres.

Also see our earlier posts:

Denmark to extradite Rwandan genocide suspect (30 June 2012)

Rwanda welcomes France extradition (02 April 2012)

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