{{Rwandan Genocide fugitive Jacques Mungwarere is expected to appear before an Ottawa court in Canada this week on charges of war crimes and complicit in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi.}}
Jacques Mungwarere is charged with one count of genocide under Canada’s Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act.
It is alleged that Mungwarere “intentionally killed an identifiable group of Tutsis with the intention of destroying the entire Tutsi” between April 1 and July 31, 1994, in the former prefecture of Kibuye, Rwanda.
He was charged following a six-year probe by the RCMP that took investigators to Rwanda and the United States.
John Bosco Siboyintore the head of Rwanda’s Genocide Fugitive Tracking Unit (GFTU) said, “The same way the Canadian authorities handled the case of Desire Munyaneza is likely to be the way Mungwarere’s case will be handled. They have a balanced case; both the prosecution and defence have been here and gathered sufficient witness testimonies.”
Mungwarere is the second person to be charged under the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act.
The first, Désiré Munyaneza, was sentenced to life in prison with no eligibility for parole until 2030 for his leading role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
Mungwarere’s trial had been set to begin April 10.
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