Closing arguments begin in appeal trial of accused Franco-Rwandan génocidaire
The four-week Paris appeal trial concerning the accused Franco-Rwandan individual, Claude Muhayimana, has commenced closing arguments.
The four-week Paris appeal trial concerning the accused Franco-Rwandan individual, Claude Muhayimana, has commenced closing arguments.
Experts have testified that Claude Muhayimana is of sound mind and not easily influenced, challenging the defense's assertion that he acted under duress.
Muhayimana faces accusations of transporting individuals to massacre sites during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Previously, he was sentenced to 14 years in prison in 2021, but was released a year later pending his appeal.
The four-week Paris appeal trial concerning the accused Franco-Rwandan individual, Claude Muhayimana, has commenced closing arguments.
The defense has highlighted a lack of substantive evidence against Muhayimana and questioned the fairness of attributing responsibility to a single individual in the context of widespread collective violence.
Muhayimana has claimed that Rwandan authorities are targeting him as a scapegoat due to his refusal to testify against French troops involved in the country during the genocide.
Based on reporting by Africanews.
