Tito BARAHIRA and Octavien NGENZI were found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity.
They were both sentenced to life in prison on July 6, after a two-month trial at the Paris’ Cour d’Assises. There defenders say they will lodge an appeal.
They are two former mayors of Kabarondo in the former prefecture of Kibungo (East of Rwanda).
During the appeal trial of Dr. Eugène Rwamucyo at the Paris Assize Court, the French prosecution expressed deep gratitude to the Collectif des Parties Civiles pour le Rwanda (CPCR), praising its 25-year unwavering effort to track down individuals suspected of participating in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi who fled to avoid justice.
CPCR – Collectif des parties civiles pour le Rwanda Pour que justice soit faite