Survivors, govt protest string of genocide suspect acquittals
Demonstrators march to ICTR offices at Remera, Gasabo District in Kigali, on February 1, 2013 during a protest against the acquittal of former ministers Justin Mugenzi and Prosper Mugiraneza, who had been convicted over genocide, by the ICTR. Photo/CYRIL NDEGEYA
Rwanda has warned that the achievements of the International Criminal Tribunal of Rwanda (ICTR) are at stake following the tribunal’s recent decision to acquit two former Cabinet ministers of cases against them regarding their role in the 1994 genocide.
An uneasy relationship has existed between the Arusha-based United Nations-backed ICTR and Rwanda since 1994 when the tribunal was set up to try key masterminds of the genocide.
