20 years for deaths of peacekeepers
From Times Wire Reports
A former Rwandan army major was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his involvement in the 1994 killings of 10 Belgian peacekeepers at the start of the Rwandan genocide.
Bernard Ntuyahaga was found guilty of manslaughter by a jury.
Prosecutors had asked the court to sentence the 55-year-old to life in prison for his role in ensuring the 10 peacekeepers were disarmed and killed by a mob of local soldiers in Kigali. Ntuyahgaga’s lawyer said the soldiers died in a civil war, and that his client was likely to appeal.
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