Rwanda Priest Jailed For Genocide

Emmanuel Rukundo, a former army chaplain, took part in the abduction of Tutsis who sought refuge at a seminary, many of whom were later killed.

A UN war crimes court also convicted him of the attempted rape of a young Tutsi woman.

Some 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus were slaughtered in 100 days.

Rukundo was arrested in Geneva in 2001 and will receive credit for the time already spent in detention.

The court said that Rukundo monitored local Tutsis and was often accompanied by soldiers and militiamen during the violence.

“The accused was found to have abused his moral authority and influence to promote the abduction and killing of Tutsi refugees,” the UN court said.

“Rukundo’s acts were clearly part of the genocide,” said Judge Joseph Asoka de Silva after the judgement had been delivered.

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