Félicien Kabuga, Genocide Suspect, Dies in Custody

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Félicien Kabuga, a key figure in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, has passed away at age ninety-one. Kabuga, who was accused of financing and promoting the mass killings of the Tutsi minority, had been in custody since his arrest in 2020. Despite his trial beginning in 2022, he was declared unfit to continue due to dementia in 2023. His death comes after years …

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Félicien Kabuga, a key figure in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, has passed away at age ninety-one. Kabuga, who was accused of financing and promoting the mass killings of the Tutsi minority, had been in custody since his arrest in 2020. Despite his trial beginning in 2022, he was declared unfit to continue due to dementia in 2023. His death comes after years of legal proceedings, with an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death ordered by the court. The decision to declare Kabuga u

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