Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga dies in custody in The Hague at age 91
The court ordered an inquiry after the 93-year-old died while hospitalized in U.N. custody, ending a case that stalled over his dementia.
- On Saturday, Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga died in custody at a United Nations detention unit in The Hague, Netherlands, the International Residual Mechanism announced.
- The 1994 genocide, triggered by the death of President Juv Habyarimana, saw Hutu extremists kill more than 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus in 100 days. Prosecutors accused Kabuga of using Radio Television Libre des Mille Collines to fuel the violence.
- Authorities arrested Kabuga in France in 2020, ending more than two decades on the run. Although his trial began in 2022, judges ruled him unfit to continue due to dementia.
- The United Nations court ordered an investigation into the circumstances of his death. Kabuga had remained in the Detention Unit because no state would accept his provisional release.
- As one of the last genocide fugitives, Kabuga's death leaves survivors in Rwanda without a final verdict, angering those who felt the court's fitness decision denied them justice.
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Rwandan genocide suspect dies in custody in The Hague
Félicien Kabuga, 91, was accused of encouraging and bankrolling the mass killing of Rwanda's Tutsi minority. His trial began in 2022, nearly three decades after the 100-day massacre that left 800,000 dead.
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In 2023, a court decided to discontinue the case against Félicien Kabuga because he was too weak. He died on Saturday.
Félicien Kabuga has died in prison in The Hague. This was reported by the UN court handling the files of the Rwanda Tribunal. Kabuga was accused of playing a key role in the Rwandan genocide in the 1990s, which cost 800,000 lives. Due to his dementia, he was never convicted. He was 91.
He is regarded as a financier and co-instigator of the 1994 genocide, in which 800,000 people were killed.
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — A Rwandan suspect accused of participating in the 1994 genocide died in a hospital while in custody in The Hague, Netherlands, three years after the court declared him unfit to continue...
Final Justice Eludes Rwandan Genocide Financier, Felicien Kabuga
Felicien Kabuga, charged with financing the 1994 Rwandan genocide, died in a hospital in The Hague while in UN custody. Initially declared unfit for trial due to dementia, his death has prompted an investigation into the circumstances. Kabuga was arrested in 2020 after a years-long manhunt.
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