Rwanda: UN court starts trial of Rwandan ex-prosecutor

Trial began on Monday (September 25) for a former deputy prosecutor accused of ordering the deaths of Tutsis during Rwanda's 1994 genocide and providing weapons to men at roadblocks set up to facilitate the slaughter. The Arusha-based International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) charged Simeon Nchamihigo, a former deputy prosecutor in Cyangugu prefecture, with genocide, extermination, and violation of the Geneva conventions protecting civilians during conflict.