Judges at a United Nations court tasked with handling war crimes have concluded that the condition of Felicien Kabuga, a suspect in the Rwandan genocide, does not allow him to appear for trial. However, the decision published today, Wednesday, also indicated that alternative legal proceedings could take place in his case.
The published decision on the court's website stated that the judges "found that Mr. Kabuga is no longer able to participate effectively in his trial." They added that instead of halting the trial, they would proceed with "alternative measures that resemble a trial as much as possible but without the possibility of a conviction."
Kabuga is a former businessman and owner of a radio station, and one of the last suspects wanted by the court overseeing the crimes that occurred during the 1994 genocide when extremist members of the ruling Hutu majority killed more than 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus over the course of 100 days. Kabuga is in his late eighties, though his exact date of birth is unclear. He was arrested in 2020 in France after being on the run for over 20 years.
