Ex-Rwandan official appears at UK trial over 1994 genocide
Summary
A former Rwandan official named Vincent Brown has appeared in a UK court charged with ordering six killings during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Brown denies the charges and the trial is considered significant for holding people accountable for old crimes.Key Facts
- Vincent Brown, 65, is the first person charged in the UK related to the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
- He is accused of ordering six killings in Rwanda’s capital Kigali during the first week of the genocide.
- The Rwandan genocide resulted in over 800,000 deaths, mostly targeting the Tutsi ethnic minority.
- Brown entered the UK as an asylum seeker in 1998 and later gained UK citizenship, changing his last name from Bajinya.
- A seven-year UK investigation led to the current charges, which began in September 2019.
- Brown was granted bail with a family security payment of £25,000 ($33,000).
- The case was sent to the Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey) for trial starting October 9.
- UK police said the trial shows that people suspected of international crimes cannot find safe haven in the UK.
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