UN court says Rwandan genocide suspect unfit for trial
By DW
11 June 2023 |
1:09 pm
A UN court based in the Hague said Felicien Kabuga was unfit for trial, and called for an alternative legal procedure that does not involve conviction. He was arrested in Paris in 2020.
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