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UK charges man over alleged Rwanda genocide offences
Prosecutors say the case is the first in the United Kingdom tied to the Rwanda genocide and includes seven charges.
- On Monday, British prosecutors charged Vincent Brown, formerly Vincent Bajinya, 65, with genocide-related offenses allegedly committed during the 1994 Rwanda Tutsi killings.
- The 1994 genocide saw more than 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus killed in 100 days, orchestrated by the Hutu ruling majority and executed by local officials and ordinary citizens.
- Prosecutors allege Brown "directed and incited acts of murder and genocide," with investigation beginning in 2019 after the Metropolitan Police War Crimes Team received a request from the Rwandan government.
- Brown, who resides in Islington, north London, faces seven charges and is scheduled to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
- These represent the first charges brought in the United Kingdom relating to the Rwandan genocide, though the Crown Prosecution Service confirmed investigations into other individuals remain ongoing.
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The Independent (US)First ever UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide
The charges arose after an investigation by the Metropolitan Police War Crimes Team, which began in September 2019 after a request from the Rwandan government
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