A UN tribunal has announced the death of another Rwandan genocide fugitive, who was among the last five suspects still at large. The UN's Residual Mechanism of International Criminal Tribunals said that it had determined that Phénéas Munyarugarama died in 2002 in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In a statement on Wednesday, the tribunal said it was able to conclude “following a comprehensive and challenging investigation" that Munyarugarama “died from natural causes on 28 February 2002”. Munyarugarama, a former Rwandan military commander, had been charged with eight counts including genocide and crimes against humanity. They were targeting members of the minority Tutsi community, as well as their political opponents, irrespective of their ethnic origin.

Source: The Star May 19, 2022 12:45 UTC