France reopens probe into Rwanda’s ex-first lady over 1994 genocide
Key takeaways
- France is reopening a probe into the alleged role Rwanda’s former first lady, 83-year-old Agathe Habyarimana, played in the 1994 genocide in which around 800,000 people, mainly ethnic Tutsis, were killed.
- Investigating magistrates last year dismissed the case into alleged complicity in genocide and crimes against humanity against Agathe Habyarimana over “insufficient evidence”.
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France is reopening a probe into the alleged role Rwanda’s former first lady, 83-year-old Agathe Habyarimana, played in the 1994 genocide in which around 800,000 people, mainly ethnic Tutsis, were killed. Last year, the case against the late ex-president’s wife was dismissed due to "insufficient evidence", but on Wednesday a French appeals court overturned the ruling.
By: FRANCE 24 France is reopening a probe into Agathe Habyarimana’s alleged role in the 1994 genocide © Thomas Samson, AFP France’s judiciary on Wednesday ordered the resumption of an investigation into accusations that the widow of Rwanda’s former president Juvenal Habyarimana was involved in the 1994 genocide.
Investigating magistrates last year dismissed the case into alleged complicity in genocide and crimes against humanity against Agathe Habyarimana over “insufficient evidence”.