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French court jails ex-doctor for 24 years over Rwanda genocide

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Rwandan doctor Sosthene Munyemana (L) arrives with his lawyer Florence Bourg (R) at the Paris courthouse in France for his trial on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1994 massacres in Rwanda on November 14, 2023. PHOTO | AFP

By  AFP

Former Rwandan doctor Sosthene Munyemana was on Wednesday jailed for 24 years by a French court for his involvement in the 1994 genocide of Tutsis.

The 68-year-old former gynaecologist was found guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity and participation in a conspiracy to prepare these crimes.

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