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Rwandan doctor accused in London court of overseeing 6 killings in 1994 genocide
Brown is the first person charged in the U.K. over the 1994 genocide, and prosecutors say the case follows a seven-year investigation.
- On Tuesday, prosecutor Jane Stansfield accused Dr. Vincent Brown, formerly known as Vincent Bajinya, of overseeing six killings during the 1994 Rwandan genocide at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London.
- Brown, 65, allegedly directed killings in Kigali's Rugenge district while working at the National Office of Population in April 1994, when an estimated 800,000 people were killed in the genocide.
- Prosecutors allege Brown ordered the deaths of Charlotte Kamaguja, her son Olivier Tuyishime, three others, and taxi driver Leandre Mbogoye, though he denied involvement when interviewed by police in 2020.
- The court granted Brown £25,000 bail and ordered him to appear at London's Central Criminal Court on Oct. 9; he did not enter a plea.
- Defense attorney Frank Brazell stated Brown maintains his innocence "in the face of manifestly fabricated evidence against him," while Rwandan government spokesperson Yolande Makolo called the seven-year investigation a "long-overdue step toward accountability.
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