Norway to put Rwandan genocide suspect on trial

by admin
Sep 14, 2012
Norwegian authorities have announced that they will try a Rwandan man for his role in the 1994 genocide, at a court in Oslo,  the first time such a case will be tried in Norway.

Sadi Bugingo was arrested by Norwegian authorities in 2002 in the city of Bergen after being wanted by Rwandan authorities.

Prosecutor Petter Mandt stated that he wanted to show Norway would not be a haven for such criminals, commenting,
"It's the first time that we are prosecuting someone for genocide… From that point of view it is a very unusual affair."
Bugingo faces a maximum jail term of 21 years.

He is the second Rwandan to be held by Norwegian authorities after the arrest of Charles Bandora in 2010.

See more on Bandora in the AllAfrica piece “Rwanda: World Becoming Smaller for Genocide Fugitives”.

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