This court sketch made on May 10, 2023 shows former Rwandan gendarme Philippe Hategekimana (R), naturalised French in 2005 under the name Philippe Manier, accused of participating in massacres of Tutsi civilians, during his trial at Paris courthouse. (Photo by Benoit PEYRUCQ / AFP) / ----IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE----- / TECHNICAL REPEAT - CORRECTION OF DATE IN DRAWING
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A French court sentenced a former Rwandan officer to life in prison after finding him guilty of genocide.
According to the BBC, the court also convicted Philippe Hategekimana after finding him guilty of crimes against humanity.
During the trial, prosecutors said he was a central figure in carrying out the killings. It included urging others to kill.
The atrocities occurred during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, when Hutu militias slaughtered hundreds of thousands of Tutsis and moderate Hutus.
It is estimated that around 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed in the genocide.
Hategekimana fled to France after the genocide, acquired refugee status and later on French nationality under the name of Philippe Manier.
