One of 9 top fugitive Rwandan genocide suspects, a former mayor accused of slaughtering thousands of people and organizing mass rapes in 1994, has been arrested. Ladislas Ntaganzwa, 53, who had a $5 million bounty on his head and has been indicted by a UN-backed court for genocide and
crimes against humanity, was captured in Democratic Republic of Congo.
Around 800,000 people, mostly members of the minority Tutsi community, were slaughtered in the 100-day orgy of violence in 1994, largely by ethnic Hutus. He allegedly made speeches calling for the elimination of Tutsis.
Ntaganzwa was also alleged to have orchestrated the rape and sexual violence committed against many women. He is expected to face trial in Rwanda on 9 counts of genocide, crimes against humanity and violating the Geneva Conventions. To understand d gravity of his crime, watch d movie, Sometimes in April.
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