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Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga dies in custody

DW English · May 17, 2026, 12:30 AM

Key takeaways

  • Rwanda's Felicien Kabuga was once one of the world's most-wanted fugitives.
  • The court, the UN International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT), said it had ordered an inquiry into the circumstances of his ​death.
  • Kabuga was once one of the world's most-wanted fugitives.

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Rwanda's Felicien Kabuga was once one of the world's most-wanted fugitives. He was accused of encouraging and bankrolling the 1994 genocide.

https://p.dw.com/p/5Dr HAKabuga was charged with genocide, incitement to commit genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide, as well as persecution, extermination and murder Image: Handout/MICT/AFPAdvertisement Felicien Kabuga, a suspect in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, has died in custody, a UN court said on Saturday. He ⁠was ⁠93 years old.

The court, the UN International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT), said it had ordered an inquiry into the circumstances of his ​death.

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