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Man is first suspect charged in UK over 1994 Rwanda genocide
Vincent Brown, formerly known as Vincent Bajinya, is accused of having directed and incited acts of murder and genocide carried out by others during the 1994 genocide.
Man is first suspect charged in UK over 1994 Rwanda genocide
FILE PHOTO: Skulls of victims of the Rwandan genocide that are part of a display inside the Ntarama church where they were killed.

A 65-year-old Rwandan man has been charged with with genocide-related offences allegedly committed during the 1994 Rwanda killings, British prosecutors said on Monday.

Vincent Brown, formerly known as Vincent Bajinya, is charged with one offence of conduct ancillary to genocide and six offences of conduct ancillary to murder as a crime against humanity.

Brown is accused of having "directed and incited acts of murder and genocide carried out by others", the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.

The charges against Brown are the first brought in the United Kingdom relating to the Rwandan genocide, the CPS added.

Brown is due to appear at London's Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.

The War Crimes Team began their investigation in September 2019 after a formal request from the Government of Rwanda to investigate those allegedly involved in a genocide in the Rugenge district of Kigali in April 1994.

More than 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed in 100 days in the 1994 genocide.

SOURCE:Reuters