RWANDAN WOMAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR MASTERMINDING GENOCIDE
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 24, 2011 – 14:30 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net – The UN court for Rwanda on Friday, June 24, sentenced
the first woman to be charged with genocide and incitement to rape
before an international court, Pauline Nyiramasuhuko, to life in
prison, presiding judge William Hussein Sekule said.
Nyiramasuhuko was found guilty on 7 of the 11 genocide charges she
faced, including conspiracy to commit genocide, genocide and “rape
as a crime against humanity.”
Her son Arsene Shalom Ntahobali, one of five co-accused, was also
sentenced to life, Reuters reported.
From: A. Papazian
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