British prosecutors have charged a 65-year-old doctor, Vincent Brown, over his alleged involvement in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
Brown, formerly known as Vincent Bajinya, was arrested on Monday following a seven-year investigation. He faces one charge of conduct ancillary to genocide and six counts of aiding crimes against humanity.
According to the UK Crown Prosecution Service, Brown is alleged to have directed and incited acts of murder and genocide carried out by others.
The prosecution marks the first time the UK has brought charges related to the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
Brown was first arrested in 2006, but a UK court refused his extradition to Rwanda in 2017. British war crimes investigators later reopened the case in 2019 following a request from the Rwandan government.
Brown, originally from Kigali, has lived in London since arriving in Britain as an asylum seeker in 1998. He later obtained British citizenship and changed his name in 2004.
He is expected to appear before Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.
British police said investigations into several other individuals suspected of involvement in the Rwandan genocide and living in the UK are continuing.
The 1994 Rwandan genocide lasted about 100 days, during which an estimated 800,000 people, mostly Tutsis, were killed.
Tags
World News