A United Nations war crimes court for Rwanda sentenced a Roman Catholic priest to life in prison for his role in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide that left 800,000 dead. … “He committed genocide as well as extermination as a crime against humanity by virtue of his role in the destruction of the church,” said Judge Mohamed Shahabuddeen. “The acts of Seromba are sufficient to constitute direct participation in the crimes.”In April 1994, some 1,500 refugees flocked to Seromba’s church in the town of Nyange to take shelter as then-government soldiers and Hutu extremists rounded up ethnic Tutsi and moderate Hutu for slaughter across Rwanda. Prosecutors say Seromba, an ethnic Hutu, had the church destroyed by bulldozers and ordered gunmen to shoot any Tutsis who tried to flee or survived the carnage.Priest sentenced to life for role in Rwandan genocide
Priest sentenced to life for role in Rwandan genocide
By on March 14, 2008
