The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
ARUSHA, Tanzania, July 15, 2009/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Daily press briefing by the office of the spokesperson for the UN secretary-general.
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) meanwhile sentenced today Tharcisse Renzaho, the prefect of Kigali-ville and Colonel in the Rwandan Armed Forces in 1994, to life imprisonment.
He was found guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. Among others, he had supported the killings of Tutsis at roadblocks, set up following his directives. He also made remarks encouraging the sexual abuse of women and was found criminally liable for rapes that followed.
SOURCE
United Nations – Office of the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General
