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Genocide arrest of Catholic priest
(BBC NEWS, 8 September 2005)
Several Rwandan priests and nuns have been convicted of participating in the killing of some 800,000 minority Tutsis and moderate Hutus. . . . Rwandan prosecutor Emmanuel Rukangira told the BBC that Father Theunis had incited Rwandans to commit genocide by republishing articles from extremist publication Kangura in his Dialogue magazine. . . . Former Kangura editor Hassan Ngeze has been sentenced to life in prison by the United Nations court set up to try those responsible for the genocide. . . . Mr Rukangira said Father Theunis would be tried by the Gacaca village courts set up to deal with genocide suspects. . . . Some members of the Catholic hierarchy in Rwanda had close ties to extremist politicians and aided Hutu militias in the run-up to the 1994 killings. . . . Thousands of Tutsis were slaughtered after seeking sanctuary in churches. . . . In 2001, a Brussels court convicted two Rwandan Catholic nuns for their roles in the genocide. . . . In the 11 years since the genocide, some Rwandans have converted to Islam, saying the churches let them down.

posted by Lorenzo 10:02 AM