Rwanda genocide suspect transfer ruling [ICTR]

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Rwanda genocide suspect transfer ruling [ICTR]

May 31, 2008 03:50:00 pm

The Prosecutor v. Yussuf Munyakazi, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, May 28, 2008 [denying a motion to transfer an accused Rwanda genocide leader to the Rwandan court system for trial]. Read the full text of the decision [text, PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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