VERSAILLES - A French court has rejected Kigali's request to extradite Rwandan doctor Eugene Rwamucyo, who is suspected of involvement in the 1994 genocide.
The court in Versailles, just outside Paris, also ordered the release of Rwamucyo, who was arrested while attending a funeral in May on the strength of an international warrant issued by Rwanda in 2007.
"This is a relief because this matter is very political," Rwamucyo's lawyer, Philippe Meilhac, said.
Rwamucyo is wanted by Kigali for allegedly having planned and carried out atrocities in the Butare region of southern Rwanda.
The doctor is still the subject in Paris of a complaint filed by the families of genocide victims for crimes against humanity.
France blocks Rwanda extradition
VERSAILLES - A French court has rejected Kigali's request to extradite Rwandan doctor Eugene Rwamucyo, who is suspected of involvement in the 1994 genocide.
The court in Versailles, just outside Paris, also ordered the release of Rwamucyo, who was arrested while attending a funeral in May on the strength of an international warrant issued by Rwanda in 2007.
"This is a relief because this matter is very political," Rwamucyo's lawyer, Philippe Meilhac, said.
Rwamucyo is wanted by Kigali for allegedly having planned and carried out atrocities in the Butare region of southern Rwanda.
The doctor is still the subject in Paris of a complaint filed by the families of genocide victims for crimes against humanity.
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