Regional Court in The Hague allows extradition to Rwanda

Amsterdam, 20 December 2013 - Today, the district court of The Hague decided that Jean-Claude I. can be extradited to Rwanda to face trial for alleged involvement in the Rwandan genocide. This is the first Dutch extradition case to Rwanda. 

Jean-Claude I.'s lawyers Michiel Pestman and Göran Sluiter have lodged appeal in cassation with the Supreme Court on the same day. 

Click here for a news item on this case (in Dutch).

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