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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Margaret Davis

BIZARRE: First person charged in uk over 1994 rwanda genocide - What They Never Told You

  • Dr Vincent Brown, formerly known as Dr Vincent Bajinya, 65, has become the first person in the UK to be charged with offences linked to the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
  • The Islington resident faces seven charges, including conduct ancillary to genocide and six counts of conduct ancillary to murder as a crime against humanity.
  • Prosecutors allege Dr Brown directed and incited acts of murder and genocide against the Tutsi population in Kigali in April 1994.
  • The charges follow an extensive investigation by the Metropolitan Police War Crimes Team initiated in September 2019 following a request from Rwandan authorities.
  • Dr Brown is set to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday to face the charges.

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First ever UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide

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