In Brussels, the trial of two Rwandans accused of war crimes and genocide began this week, attracting the attention and interest of many observers. Séraphin Twahirwa is the first to appear, while his co-accused, Pierre Basabose, is currently hospitalized.
The debates quickly took an intense turn, with the interrogation of Séraphin Twahirwa. He is facing numerous accusations of murder and rape committed during the period from January to July 1994, in Kigali. However, the accused categorically denies the facts with which he is accused and claims to have never been an Interahamwe leader, nor to have committed violence against others.
During his interrogation, Séraphin Twahirwa maintained an evasive attitude and claimed to have no knowledge of the management of the militia roadblocks in his neighborhood or of the massacres that took place. He also insisted on the fact that he had left the capital shortly after the start of the genocide, while highlighting his disability, an amputated leg, the result of a road accident prior to the events of 1994.
These statements aroused the indignation of the civil parties represented by Morgan Bonneure, who are awaiting recognition