[Volokh] Jonathan Adler: Professor Accused of War Crimes Arrested:

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Posted by Jonathan Adler:
Professor Accused of War Crimes Arrested:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_02_01-2009_02_07.shtml#1233943571


   The [1]AP reports that Goucher College professor Leopold Munyakazi was
   arrested for violating the conditions of his visa. [What, you were
   expecting someone else?] Munyakazi is accused of participating in the
   Rwandan genocide, charges he denies.

     Munyakazi is charged with murder and several genocide-related
     counts, according to a copy of an indictment provided by Munyakazi.
     Goucher officials said they gave Munyakazi a copy of the
     indictment, which they received from a Rwandan prosecutor.

     Alison Des Forges, senior adviser to Human Rights Watch's Africa
     division, reviewed the indictment and said it contained details
     that do not "fit historical facts of the time." For instance, it is
     unlikely that Munyakazi organized a militia associated with a party
     that was opposed to the party he was affiliated with, Des Forges
     said.

     Goucher suspended Munyakazi because the allegations are so serious,
     college President Sanford Ungar said earlier in the week, adding
     the removal wasn't a judgment of the professor or the charges.

References

   1. http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2009/02/maryland_professor_accused_of.html