The United Nations War Crime tribunal for Rwanda has convicted two former ministers for complicity in the 1999 genocide but it's freed two others. The two jailed ministers were each sentenced to 30 years in prison. Will Ross reports.
联合国卢旺达战争罪法庭裁决两名前部长在1999年的大屠杀中犯有共谋罪,同时释放另外两名部长。两名被监禁的部长被判处30年徒刑。Will Ross报道。
There are extradinary scenes in court that two former Rwandan ministers were sent to prison for 30 years whilst their cabinet colleagues celebrated being set free. The Health Minister in 1994 Casimir Bizimungu and the Foreign Minister Jerome-Clement Bicamumpaka are amongst the most senior officials to be acquitted of genocide. The judges ruled that Justin Mugenzi and Prosper Mugiraneza have been part of the government decision to remove the prefect to the city of Butarewho have opposed to the ethnically-driven killings.
法庭上这一场景很不寻常,两名卢旺达前部长被判入狱30年,而他们的内阁同僚却在庆祝自己获释。1994年的卫生部长Casimir Bizimungu和外长Jerome-Clement Bicamumpaka是大屠杀案无罪释放的最高官员。法官判定Justin Mugenzi和Prosper Mugiraneza参与政府清除一名地方长官的决定,该长官反对这起种族屠杀。
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