Paris, France (GenevaLunch) – The arrest in France of Sosthene Munyemana at the request of Rwanda, which seeks his extradition to be tried for war crimes, may indicate a shift in France’s attitude, reports the CS Monitor. He is a Hutu and doctor who has been living in France since 1994, one of scores of prominent Hutus who were given refuge by France after the Rwandan genocide that killed some 800,000 Hutus and Tutsis. The Rwandan government and international investigators have sought their return to stand trial.

Sosthene Munyemana, age 45, has been working as an emergency room doctor in Bordeaux, where he was arrested. He denies the charges.

Links to other sites: CS Monitor, Interpol, Times, UK

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