UN judge orders 8 Rwandans tried for genocide to be sent to Tanzania

Rwandans

In December Niger decided to expel them. The UN had ordered Niger to "suspend" its decision. PHOTO | FILE

A UN judge has ordered that eight former members of the Hutu government in power in Rwanda during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis be sent to Tanzania from Niger, which refused to keep hosting them.

Judge Joseph Chiondo Masanche ordered for "all necessary measures" to be taken "immediately" to send the eight to Tanzania until they could be transferred somewhere else, according to a copy of his order obtained by AFP on Tuesday.