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Life for Rwanda church killings | |
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A Rwandan former regional official has been sentenced to life in prison by a UN-backed court over the 1994 killing of hundreds of people in a church. | |
A UN-backed tribunal found that Francois Karera had encouraged soldiers to kill hundreds of ethnic Tutsis as they sought shelter. | |
Karera, who was arrested in Kenya in 2001, was convicted on three counts over the genocide but acquitted on one. | |
Some 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were slaughtered in just 100 days. | Some 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were slaughtered in just 100 days. |
"In sentencing Karera... the chamber took into account in particular his position of authority and the number of victims who were killed at Ntarama church," said a statement from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in Tanzania. | "In sentencing Karera... the chamber took into account in particular his position of authority and the number of victims who were killed at Ntarama church," said a statement from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in Tanzania. |
The ICTR is supposed to finish its work by the end of 2008. | The ICTR is supposed to finish its work by the end of 2008. |
It has sentenced 30 genocide ringleaders and cleared five suspects. | It has sentenced 30 genocide ringleaders and cleared five suspects. |
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