Most wanted Rwanda genocide fugitive 'died in 2006'
The last major fugitive wanted for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, Protais Mpiranya, died in Zimbabwe in 2006, UN prosecutors probing the case said on Thursday.
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The last major fugitive wanted for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, Protais Mpiranya, died in Zimbabwe in 2006, UN prosecutors probing the case said on Thursday.
He had been announced dead in 2006. The rumour is confirmed since Tuesday by DNA tests performed on his remains in Zimbabwe. Major Protais Mpiranya commanded the presidential guard during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. He was wanted by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), which accused him, among other crimes, of murdering several political figures. The prosecutor of the UN mechanism that succeeded the ICTR confirmed his death yesterday, Thursday 12 May, in a press release, and presented in an annex a summary of the results of its investigations on the fugitive.
The Hague (AFP), May 12 - The last major fugitive wanted for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, Protais Mpiranya, died in Zimbabwe in 2006, UN - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke
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