Editor, In a rational world not only the archives, but also the tribunal itself should have been located in Rwanda right from the beginning. That is if justice was in fact the purpose of its establishment; after all justice needs not only to be done, but also to be seen to be done, most especially to those for whom it was supposedly intended.And “supposedly” is the key word here, because the way the tribunal was set up and the way it has operated leave Rwandans in justifiable doubt it was ever intended to help them get justice and achieve some measure of closure for the abominable crime of crimes inflicted on so many of their loved ones as these ever sanctimonious rulers of the world looked on without concern or even abetted the criminals. And as for the ICC, which we are told will be replacing these other ad hoc and useless tribunals ...Oh, well more lucrative international jobs for the legal boys and girls mainly from the global north with a sprinkling of third world representatives for some necessary colour, but as for justice, don’t make me laugh.Mwene Kalinda
