Rwanda Genocide Results in 30-year Prison Sentences

One of the architects of Rwanda's genocide has been given a 30-year sentence

Former Rwandan army chief Augustin Bizimungu has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in the 1994 genocide.

The Tanzania-based International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda also convicted Augustin Ndindiliyimana, the ex-paramilitary police chief, but released him for time already served.

Two other senior generals were each sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Some 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus died in the 100-day genocide.

Bizimungu and Ndindiliyimana are two of the most senior figures to be sentenced by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), established to try those who committed crimes during the genocide.

By: Brant