Three decades after the Rwandan genocide, a former doctor was sentenced to 27 years in prison in France. The court in Paris has found 65-year-old Eugène Rwamucyo guilty of complicity in genocide, crimes against humanity and conspiracy in preparation for these crimes.
However, Rwamucyo was acquitted of charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.
Prosecutors had sought a 30-year prison sentence, accusing him of helping Rwandan authorities spread anti-Tutsi propaganda in 1994 and trying to destroy evidence of the genocide.
“The killing is neither ordered nor permitted”
In his closing statement, Rwamucyo maintained his innocence, stating: “I neither ordered nor permitted the killing of survivors.” He expressed his understanding for the suffering of the relatives, but emphasized that he could not help them. His lawyer announced an appeal.
After fleeing Rwanda, Rwamucyo worked as a doctor in Belgium and France. In 2010, he was arrested in France on an international arrest warrant after colleagues at the hospital informed the police.
He is the eighth defendant to stand trial in France for his role in the genocide. Several high-ranking officials, as well as a soldier, a gendarme, a driver and a former gynecologist had previously been sentenced to prison terms ranging from 14 years to life.
Source: Krone
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