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Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga declared ‘unfit’ to stand trial

A courtroom sketch made on May 20, 2020 shows Felicien Kabuga as he appeared publicly for the first time at the Paris Court of Appeal [Benoit Peyrucq/AFP]

Felicien Kabuga, a Rwandan genocide suspect, is unfit to stand trial, judges at a United Nations war crimes court at The Hague have ruled.

Kabuga, who is 88 according to officials but claims to be 90, had been living under a false identity and evaded capture for decades. He was arrested at his Paris home in May 2020 before being extradited to The Hague, where he entered a not-guilty plea.

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