Four Appear in British Court on Rwandan Genocide Charges (VOA)

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Four Appear in British Court on Rwandan Genocide Charges
By Tom Rivers
London
29 December 2006


Four men have appeared in a London court after being arrested on extradition warrants
charging them with participating in the Rwandan genocide of 1994. They were arrested
Thursday night on warrants issued by the Rwandan government. For VOA News, Tom
Rivers reports from London.

The four are all accused of taking part in the massacre of ethnic Tutsis.

In this, their initial appearance at Westminster Magistrates court, three were denied
bail on the serious extradition warrants. The fourth man did not seek bail at his
appearance.

Last week, Britain and Rwanda agreed on the wording of a document that would allow
for Rwanda to seek the extradition of the four following an assurance that they would
not face the death penalty in their home country.

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From BBC News...

Last Updated: Friday, 29 December 2006, 15:27 GMT

Rwanda genocide suspects in court

Four men accused of taking part in the Rwanda genocide in 1994 have been remanded
in custody by UK magistrates.

Vincent Bajinya was arrested in north London, Charles Munyaneza in Bedford and Celestin
Ugirashebuja in Essex.

Emmanuel Nteziryayo was arrested in Manchester. The four appeared at City of Westminster
Magistrates Court after an extradition request from Rwanda.

They all deny charges of conspiring to kill the Tutsi ethnic group and aiding and abetting
the mass killings.

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Full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6215865.stm