Genocide survivors welcome decision to begin Kabuga’s trial

A courtroom sketch made on May 20, 2020 showing Felicien Kabuga, one of the last key suspects in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. PHOTO | AFP

Photo credit: Benoit Peyrucq | AFP

Genocide survivors have welcomed the decision to begin the trial of suspected genocide financier Felicien Kabuga on September 29, who faces charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.

The decision by the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) in The Hague to start the trial was announced Thursday, over two years after Kabuga’s arrest in 2020.