The appeal trial of Eugène Rwamucyo, a former Rwandan doctor sentenced to 27 years in prison for complicity in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis, opened in Paris on Tuesday. The 67-year-old maintains his innocence and faces the possibility of a life sentence.
Eugène Rwamucyo appeared before the Paris Assize Court on Tuesday to challenge his 2024 conviction for complicity in genocide, complicity in crimes against humanity and participation in a conspiracy to prepare those crimes during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda.
The former occupational health physician, now 67, was sentenced to 27 years in prison after judges found him guilty of supporting genocidal actions carried out by the Hutu-led regime.
The appeal trial is expected to run until July 17.
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