United Nations Radio

Three senior Rwandan military officers were Thursday sentenced to life in prison by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda for their roles in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

Rwandan Int'l Tribunal Court

The Tribunal found Colonel Théoneste Bagosora, Colonel Anatole Nsengiyumva, and Major Aloys Ntabakuze guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
Among other crimes, Bagosora, the highest official at the defence ministry during the genocide, was found guilty of the April 1994 murder of ten Belgian peacekeepers. He was also proven to be responsible for the April 1994 killings of the then prime minister, the head of the Constitutional Court and three leaders of the opposition.
In the same ruling, the Tribunal acquitted General Gratien Kabiligi of all charges against him and ordered his release.
Also today, the Tribunal convicted Protais Zigiranyirazo, a brother-in-law of the late President Habyarimana of genocide and extermination as a crime against humanity and sentenced him to 20 years in prison. He'll receive credit for time served since his arrest in July 2001.

This is Donn Bobb reporting for United Nations Radio.

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