Félicien Kabuga dies in UN custody at 93; alleged financier of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, long sought by the IRMCT after decades on the run.
Felicien Kabuga, the once-wanted financer of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, has died in U.N. custody. He was declared unfit to stand trial in 2023 due to dementia, and no country has accepted him for return. The IRMCT has ordered an inquiry into his death.
The hearing has concluded documenting the death of Félicien Kabuga, the alleged financier of Rwanda’s genocide, while the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals faces an uncertain future as its mandate ends in June. Death comes after years of detention in The Hague amid dementia and unfitness for trial.