A man born in Rwanda in 1949, suspected of being involved in the genocide of the Tutsi, was indicted Thursday, September 16 by a Parisian examining magistrate in particular for "
genocide
" and "
crimes against humanity
", indicated the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office (PNAT).
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Targeted by a judicial investigation opened in 2009, Isaak Kamali was placed under judicial control.
According to the PNAT press release, which confirms information from the Parisian, he is accused of "
his involvement in the genocide of the Tutsi committed in Rwanda in 1994, in particular within the jurisdiction of the prefecture of Gitarama
".
Contacted by AFP, his lawyer declined to comment.
According to the PNAT, which also follows the cases of crimes against humanity, he contested the facts with which he is accused during his initial examination before the examining magistrate.
The septuagenarian, naturalized French, lives near Troyes (Aube), learned from AFP from a source close to the file.
"Are things going to speed up?"
"
It is a surprise so much the file is old
", reacted to AFP Alain Gauthier, co-founder of the Collectif des parties civiles du Rwanda (CPCR), who had lodged a complaint in February 2009 against him.
“
Following Emmanuel Macron's promises
” to prosecute the genocidaires who have taken refuge in France, “
will things accelerate?
He asked himself.
"
We can only rejoice at this news, even if we are far from the Assize Court
".
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Isaac Kamali had been sentenced in absentia in 2003 by a Rwandan court to the death penalty, but this sentence was then “
annihilated
” due to changes in Rwandan law, according to the CPCR's complaint consulted by AFP. However, he then remained in the sights of the Rwandan justice system. In 2008, he was arrested at the Parisian airport of Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle while returning from the United States and Kigali had demanded his extradition, a request rejected by the French justice.