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Norway to extradite man to Rwanda for trial on murder charges in 1994 genocide

Skulls of people who died during the 1994 Rwandan genocide are arranged and locked outside the St. Pierre Catholic Church, in Kibuye, Karongo city center, Karongi distric
March 04, 2025
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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Norway will extradite a man to Rwanda on the East African country's request, to stand trial on charges of committing murder during the 1994 Rwanda genocide, Norwegian police said on Tuesday.

The Oslo district court ruled in September 2023 that the conditions for extradition had been met, and Norway's supreme court in June last year affirmed the ruling after the defendant appealed the initial decision, police said in a statement.

Norway's justice ministry decided on February 14 that the man, who was arrested in the Nordic country in 2022, should be extradited to Rwanda, citing its obligation under the United Nations Genocide Convention to do so, police said.

(Reporting by Louise Breusch Rasmussen, Editing by Terje Solsvik and Timothy Heritage)

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