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On November 27, 2000, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Tribunal_for_Rwanda International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda] (ICTR) issued an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indictment indictment] against Nizeyimana, charging him with "[[genocide]], or in the alternative complicity in genocide, direct and public incitement to commit genocide, and [[crimes against humanity]]." Specifically, the indictment alleged that during the genocide, Nizeyimana had "instigated, encouraged, facilitated, or acquiesced to [...], the [[Interahamwe]] committing killings, kidnappings and the destruction of property."[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idelphonse_Nizeyimana#cite_note-3 [3]] He was described as "one of [the] highest targets" of the ICTR.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idelphonse_Nizeyimana#cite_note-BBC-2009-4 [4]]

According to the African Rights organisation he is a key member of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_Genocide genocidical] [[Hutu Power]] [~~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FDLR~~ FDLR] militia. On October 6, 2009, Nizeyimana was arrested in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda Ugandan] capital [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kampala Kampala], apparently traveling from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya Kenya] on false documents.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idelphonse_Nizeyimana#cite_note-BBC-2009-4 [4]] The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States United States] government had previously offered a reward of up to US$5 million for information leading to his arrest or conviction.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idelphonse_Nizeyimana#cite_note-5 [5]] On June 19, 2012, the ICTR convicted Nizeyimana of ordering the killing of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalie_Gicanda Queen Gicanda], as well as other murders, and sentenced him to life imprisonment reduced to 30 years on appeal.

According to the African Rights organisation he is a key member of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_Genocide genocidical] [[Hutu Power]] [[FDLR]] militia. On October 6, 2009, Nizeyimana was arrested in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda Ugandan] capital [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kampala Kampala], apparently traveling from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya Kenya] on false documents.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idelphonse_Nizeyimana#cite_note-BBC-2009-4 [4]] The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States United States] government had previously offered a reward of up to US$5 million for information leading to his arrest or conviction.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idelphonse_Nizeyimana#cite_note-5 [5]] On June 19, 2012, the ICTR convicted Nizeyimana of ordering the killing of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalie_Gicanda Queen Gicanda], as well as other murders, and sentenced him to life imprisonment reduced to 30 years on appeal.

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 On November 27, 2000, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Tribunal_for_Rwanda International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda] (ICTR) issued an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indictment indictment] against Nizeyimana, charging him with "[[genocide]], or in the alternative complicity in genocide, direct and public incitement to commit genocide, and [[crimes against humanity]]." Specifically, the indictment alleged that during the genocide, Nizeyimana had "instigated, encouraged, facilitated, or acquiesced to [...], the [[Interahamwe]] committing killings, kidnappings and the destruction of property."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idelphonse_Nizeyimana#cite_note-3 [3]]</sup> He was described as "one of [the] highest targets" of the ICTR.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BBC-2009_4-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idelphonse_Nizeyimana#cite_note-BBC-2009-4 [4]]</sup>
-According to the African Rights organisation he is a key member of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_Genocide genocidical] [[Hutu Power]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FDLR FDLR] militia. On October 6, 2009, Nizeyimana was arrested in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda Ugandan] capital [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kampala Kampala], apparently traveling from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya Kenya] on false documents.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BBC-2009_4-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idelphonse_Nizeyimana#cite_note-BBC-2009-4 [4]]</sup> The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States United States] government had previously offered a reward of up to US$5 million for information leading to his arrest or conviction.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idelphonse_Nizeyimana#cite_note-5 [5]]</sup> On June 19, 2012, the ICTR convicted Nizeyimana of ordering the killing of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalie_Gicanda Queen Gicanda], as well as other murders, and sentenced him to life imprisonment reduced to 30 years on appeal.
+According to the African Rights organisation he is a key member of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_Genocide genocidical] [[Hutu Power]] [[FDLR]] militia. On October 6, 2009, Nizeyimana was arrested in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda Ugandan] capital [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kampala Kampala], apparently traveling from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya Kenya] on false documents.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BBC-2009_4-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idelphonse_Nizeyimana#cite_note-BBC-2009-4 [4]]</sup> The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States United States] government had previously offered a reward of up to US$5 million for information leading to his arrest or conviction.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idelphonse_Nizeyimana#cite_note-5 [5]]</sup> On June 19, 2012, the ICTR convicted Nizeyimana of ordering the killing of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalie_Gicanda Queen Gicanda], as well as other murders, and sentenced him to life imprisonment reduced to 30 years on appeal.
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