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Rwanda to continue cooperating with ICTR

NYANZA- The government of Rwanda will continue cooperating and supporting the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha, Tanzania, despite its mandate extension announced by the UN Security Council, Tharcise  Karugarama, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General has said. The revelation comes after this week’s UN Security Council’s extension of the ICTR mandate for another year till December 31, 2009. Trials at the ICTR were due to close shop in December this year. The one year extension of the ICTR mandate was requested by the court’s President Dennis Byron and was sanctioned by the 11th plenary session of the UN and 62nd General Assembly in New York.
Justice Minister and Attorney General, Tharcisse Karugarama.
Justice Minister and Attorney General, Tharcisse Karugarama.
Paul Ntambara