Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga dies in custody in The Hague
Félicien Kabuga, a key figure accused of financing the Rwandan genocide, has died in custody in The Hague. He was over 90 years old and had been deemed unfit to stand trial due to dementia. Kabuga was one of the last fugitives charged in connection with the 1994 genocide, which resulted in the deaths of approximately 800,000 Tutsis.
- ▪Kabuga died in a hospital in The Hague while in custody, according to a U.N. court.
- ▪He had been stranded in legal limbo since 2023 when judges ruled he was unfit to stand trial.
- ▪Kabuga was accused of encouraging and financing the mass killing of Rwanda's Tutsi minority during the genocide.
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- ▪ Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga dies in custody in The Hague at age 91 — The Hindu — Top
- ▪ Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga dies in custody in The Hague at age 91 — World News
- ▪ Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga, 93, dies in custody - Reuters — Google News
- ▪ Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga dies in custody in The Hague at age 91 — South China Morning Post
- ▪ Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga, 93, dies in custody — Straits Times — World
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ABC NewsLiveVideoShowsGood Morning AmericaShopGMAInterest Successfully AddedWe'll notify you here with news aboutTurn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOnStream onRwandan genocide suspect Kabuga dies in custody in The HagueFélicien Kabuga, accused of bankrolling the Rwandan genocide, died in a hospital in The Hague while in custody, a U.N. court saidByThe Associated PressMay 16, 2026, 2:13 PM1:10FILE - Skulls of some of those who were slaughtered as they sought refuge in a church sit in glass cases, kept as a memorial to the thousands who were killed in and around the Catholic church during the 1994 genocide, in Ntarama, Rwanda, April 5, 2019.
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