Rwandan doctor Sosthene Munyemana on trial in France, accused of organizing torture, killings in 1994 genocide

Paris — A Rwandan doctor went on trial in France on Tuesday on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1994 massacres in his home country, after one of the longest investigations by French authorities. Sixty-eight-year-old Sosthene Munyemana appeared before the Assize Court in the French capital nearly 30 years after a complaint was filed against him in the southwestern French city of Bordeaux in 1995.

The former gynecologist, accused of organizing torture and killings during the genocide of Tutsis in Rwanda, arrived late for the hearing.

Wearing a blue striped shirt and a grey jacket, Munyemana apologized for the delay, before stating his identity.