{{A Danish court in Copenhagen on Monday upheld the Danish government’s decision to extradite a Rwandan suspected of participating in the 1994 genocide.}} <\/p>\n
The suspect, Emmanuel Mbarushimana, immediately lodged an appeal.<\/p>\n
Mbarushimana, 50, was a school inspector in former Butare prefecture, southern Rwanda, during the genocide, according to the Rwandan Prosecutor’s office.<\/p>\n
The decision to extradite him was taken last June by the Danish Justice Minister. <\/p>\n
Mbarushimana, who has been living in Denmark for 12 years, mounted an immediate legal challenge, arguing that he would not get a fair trial in Rwanda and might be tortured and persecuted.<\/p>\n
On Monday, the court in Roskilde, western Copenhagen, concluded that these risks had not been demonstrated.<\/p>\n
Mbarushimana and his lawyer immediately said they would appeal.<\/p>\n
Kigali asked Copenhagen in 2008 to extradite the suspect or to prosecute him. <\/p>\n
The Danish authorities decided to start judicial proceedings against him, but then found their legislation did not provide for prosecution for genocide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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