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Add as preferred source on GoogleNorway will extradite a man to Rwanda for trial on 1994 genocide charges, following court rulings and UN obligations.
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Norway will extradite a man to Rwanda on the East African country's request, to stand trial on charges of committing murder during the 1994 Rwanda genocide, Norwegian police said on Tuesday.
The Oslo district court ruled in September 2023 that the conditions for extradition had been met, and Norway's supreme court in June last year affirmed the ruling after the defendant appealed the initial decision, police said in a statement.
Norway's justice ministry decided on February 14 that the man, who was arrested in the Nordic country in 2022, should be extradited to Rwanda, citing its obligation under the United Nations Genocide Convention to do so, police said.
(Reporting by Louise Breusch Rasmussen, Editing by Terje Solsvik and Timothy Heritage)
The man is facing charges of committing murder during the 1994 Rwanda genocide.
Norway's supreme court affirmed the ruling in June last year.
Norway's justice ministry cited its obligation under the United Nations Genocide Convention as the basis for the extradition.
The man was arrested in Norway in 2022.
The Oslo district court ruled in September 2023 that the conditions for extradition had been met.
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