Dutch court sentences man to life for 1994 Rwanda genocide
A Dutch court sentenced 66-year-old Eugene N. to life imprisonment for his role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, finding he prevented Tutsis from escaping a stadium in Mbazi and threw a grenade into the crowd during a massacre that killed about 3,000 people. The court also found him involved in earlier attacks including house looting and arson, and convicted him of genocide and war crimes while acquitting him of incitement. He fled to the Netherlands in 1998, obtained Dutch nationality so cannot be extradited, was investigated from 2020, arrested in 2024, and the defence has said it will almost certainly appeal.
Convicted for the Mbazi stadium massacre that killed about 3,000 people.
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Prosecutors opened an investigation in 2020 and arrested Eugene N. in 2024. The court found he acted with genocidal intent and gave a life sentence. The defence said it will almost certainly appeal.
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