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Former army chief gets 30 years for Genocide

ARUSHA - The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) yesterday sentenced the former Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Augustin Bizimungu, to 30 years in jail for his involvement in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.He was convicted on six counts of genocide, crimes against  humanity  for  murder,  extermination  and  rape and violations of Article  3  common  to  the Geneva Conventions and Additional protocol II (murder; rape, humiliating treatment).
Prosecutor General Martin Ngoga.
Prosecutor General Martin Ngoga.
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