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Convict
vanishes after verdict By
Hirondelle
A
Kigali resident who had been sentenced to 30 years in prison for his
role in the 1994 genocide, mysteriously disappeared after the judgement
and authorities have launched a manhunt, reports
Mohamed
Rugirigabo, convicted for crimes of genocide and crimes against
humanity, escaped after the verdict Saturday by the Gacaca court of
Nyakabanda sector, in the Rwandan capital.
“After
the judgement, I discovered the convict had already fled…” President of
the court, Philibert Munyandinda, told Hirondelle Agency.
Rugirigabo was also found guilty of complicity in several murders in
1994 in Nyamirambo, another district of Kigali.
The
bench had concluded that Rugirigabo had armed the notorious militiamen
during the slaughter, 15 years ago.
“An
investigation is on going over the escape”, a police source said.
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