(TALKZIMBABWE) RWANDA: France involved in Rwandan genocide - report
RWANDA: France involved in Rwandan genocide - reportOur reporter
Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:30:00 +0000
Legacy of Rwandan genocide
France involved in Rwandan genocide - report
Staff Reporter
IN 1994 thousands were killed in the genocide in which Rwanda now officially accuses France of playing an active role. It has now come to light through an independent Rwandan Commission that France was aware of preparations for the genocide and helped in training the ethnic Hutu militia perpetrators.
According to the report France helped train the Rwandan ethnic Hutu troops and militias that carried out the genocide and continued to supply arms to the perpetrators even after the killings had started.
About 800,000 people perished in the genocide.
In addition to French troops being accused of direct involvement in the killings, the report claims that 33 senior French military and political figures should be prosecuted.
However, to date France has denied any such involvement or responsibility.
The late former President Francois Mitterrand, and the previous Prime Minister Edouard Balladur have been named together with ex Foreign Minister, Alain Juppe, and his then chief aide Dominique de Villepin.
The French Foreign Ministry has confirmed that it will respond to these fresh allegations in the report.
Human-rights groups said Tuesday that French involvement was "well-documented" and that France's ties to the genocide "should be acknowledged as historical fact," said Alison des Forges, a prominent researcher on the genocide for Human Rights Watch.
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