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UN court finds ageing Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga unfit for trial

A poster with the image of the alleged treasurer of the genocide in Rwanda, Félicien Kabuga, on May 19, 2020 AFP/Archivos

A UN court has ruled that Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga, aged in his late 80s, is unfit to stand trial and is instead calling for an “alternative” legal procedure that resembles a trial but would not end in a conviction.

Judges at the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague said Kabuga, whose precise date of birth is disputed, was “very unlikely to regain fitness in the future”.

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