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Dutch court sentences man to life over Rwanda genocide

  • A court in The Hague has sentenced 66‑year‑old Dutch‑Rwandan Eugene N to life for genocide and war crimes for his role in the 1994 Rwanda massacres.
  • Judges said he acted with "genocidal intent" — accused of helping trap Tutsis in a stadium and throwing a grenade — after the Netherlands took up the case following Rwanda's 2014 extradition request and arrested him in 2024.
  • He denies the charges and plans to appeal; the verdict comes against the backdrop of the 1994 genocide, when roughly 800,000 people were killed in about 100 days.
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