Rwandan Doctor Sentenced in France for Role in 1994 Genocide

Sosthene Munyemana receives 24-year prison term, marking the sixth Rwandan genocide case tried in France in the past decade.

Sosthene Munyemana, a Rwandan doctor, has been sentenced to 24 years in prison by a French court for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
Munyemana was found guilty of charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and helping prepare a genocide.
He was accused of co-signing a letter of support for the interim government that supervised the genocide and of participating in a local committee and meetings that organized roundups of Tutsi civilians.
Munyemana has denied wrongdoing and his lawyers have stated that they will appeal the decision.
This is the sixth case related to the Rwandan genocide that has come to court in France in the past decade.