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Rwanda Genocide Suspect Félicien Kabuga Dies in U.N. Custody in The Hague

His death ends the tribunal’s long pursuit of a verdict.

Kabuga was accused of playing a key role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide that shocked the world
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Eric Emeraux, head of the Gendarmerie's Central Office for Combating Crimes Against Humanity, Genocides and War Crimes (OCLCH), diplays documents with a wanted poster depicting a photograph of Felicien Kabuga during an interview with Reuters at his office, about the arrest of Rwandan genocide fugitive suspect Felicien Kabuga, in Paris, France, May 19, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

Overview

  • Félicien Kabuga, accused of financing and inciting Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, died Saturday while hospitalized in The Hague, the U.N. court said.
  • The U.N. tribunal ordered a formal inquiry into his death, with Dutch authorities also opening the mandatory reviews under local law.
  • In 2023 judges ruled he had dementia and halted the trial, creating a plan to hear evidence without any possibility of conviction.
  • He was arrested near Paris in 2020 after decades on the run and pleaded not guilty to charges that included genocide, incitement, and crimes against humanity.
  • Prosecutors said he bankrolled the RTLM radio station and backed Interahamwe militias, allegations survivors hoped a courtroom judgment would finally resolve.