A French court handed down a life sentence to Philippe Hategekimana, alias Biguma, for his role in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. The verdict was hailed as an achievement of justice by Rwandan officials and the Rwandan Community in France, who commended the progress made in combating genocide denial and impunity in France.
A French court upheld a life sentence for Philippe Hategekimana, alias Biguma, for his role in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Warrant officer Philippe Hategekimana, alias Biguma, has been definitively convicted as a key perpetrator of the genocide in Nyanza and its surroundings. He has been sentenced to life imprisonment. The victims and their families have finally seen justice served. May resilience prevail.
Reacting to the verdict, the Rwandan Community in France (CRF) described 2024 as a 'productive year' in combating impunity and genocide denial in the European country. 'The CRF welcomes the conviction for genocide and crimes against humanity handed by the court against Hategekimana. This decision marks the culmination of an exceptionally productive year in France in the fight against impunity and denial of the genocide against the Tutsi,' Jean Noé Mwizerwa, the CRF president, said in a statement on Tuesday.Hategekimana, who had lived in France since 1994, acquired French citizenship in 2005 under the name of Philippe Manier. He worked as a university security guard in Rennes and fled to Cameroon in 2017 after media scrutiny and a complaint filed against him by the France-based rights group, Collectif des Parties Civiles pour le Rwanda (CPCR).Although long overdue, the decision provides a measure of solace to thousands of victims from Nyanza, Ntyazo, Nyabubare, Nyamure, ISAR Songa, and surrounding areas who endured his atrocities. The Rwandan community in France commended 'progress and the unprecedented momentum observed at the end of this year in the fight against impunity and denial of the genocide against the Tutsi,' Mwizerwa said. He called for sustained efforts to bring Genocide perpetrators and deniers to justic
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