Kevon
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Post by Kevon on May 4, 2011 1:10:56 GMT -5
Two Rwandan Hutu leaders face trial in Stuttgart accused of masterminding atrocities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from Germany, in the first trial of its kind.
Ignace Murwanashyaka, head of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), and his deputy Straton Musoni, face 26 counts of crimes against humanity and 39 of war crimes.
They are accused of ordering militias to commit mass murder and rape between January 2008 and the date of their arrest in Germany in November 2009.
The case is the first to be brought under a new German law that allows the prosecution of foreigners for crimes allegedly committed outside Germany.
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