France resumes genocide probe against Rwanda ex-president's widow

French court revives 17-year genocide probe into Agathe Habyarimana, widow of Rwanda's former president, overturning dismissal. | Contesto: cronaca

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France's judiciary on Wednesday ordered the resumption of an almost two-decade investigation into accusations that the widow of Rwanda's former president Juvenal Habyarimana was involved in the 1994 genocide. The decision overturns a dismissal issued last year by investigating magistrates, who had cited "insufficient evidence" in the case against Agathe Habyarimana for alleged complicity in genocide and crimes against humanity. The probe, which originated in France in 2007, will now continue, marking a significant turn in a legal saga that has stretched for nearly 17 years. The case centers on allegations that Agathe Habyarimana played a role in the planning and execution of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, during which an estimated 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed. Her husband, President Juvenal Habyarimana, died when his plane was shot down over Kigali on April 6, 1994, an event that is widely seen as having triggered the 100-day massacre. Agathe Habyarimana, who fled to France shortly after the genocide, has long denied any involvement, but survivors' groups and human rights organizations have pressed for her prosecution, arguing that she was part of an inner circle that orchestrated the killings. The investigation's resumption comes after a legal back-and-forth that has tested the limits of France's willingness to pursue cases linked to the Rwandan genocide. Last year's dismissal had appeared to close the matter, but the judiciary's decision to overturn it suggests that prosecutors believe new evidence or legal arguments may strengthen the case. French courts have previously tried other individuals accused of involvement in the genocide, including former Rwandan army officers, but the case against Agathe Habyarimana has been particularly contentious due to her status as a widow of a slain head of state and the political sensitivities surrounding the genocide's legacy. The implications of this decision extend beyond the courtroom. For Rwandan survivors and their families, the resumption of the investigation offers a glimmer of hope for accountability, even as many perpetrators remain at large or have died without facing justice. For France, which has...

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