AfricaNews Report: Two former Rwandan mayors handed life sentences over 1994 genocide

Africa News reported that “Two former Rwandan mayors standing trial in France for their roles in the country’s 1994 genocide have been jailed for life in a landmark ruling by a Paris court. French prosecutors in their closing arguments on Monday, prayed the court to hand down life sentences to Octavien Ngenzi, 58 and Tito Barahira 65 who they accused of orchestrating and taking part in the mass killings of Tutsi refugees and moderate Hutus. The Paris court in its ruling on Wednesday, said the two former officials were guilty of crimes against humanity, ‘massive and systematic summary executions’ and genocide in their village of Kabarondo. Both Ngenzi and Barahira who have consistently denied the charges, appeared impassive as the judge read out their sentences.” Read more.