Bishop denies genocide

Kigali - A Rwandan Roman Catholic Bishop, Dr Augustin Misago, pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges of genocide and crimes …

Kigali - A Rwandan Roman Catholic Bishop, Dr Augustin Misago, pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges of genocide and crimes against humanity during 1994, when up to 800,000 people were slaughtered.

"I accept nothing of what I have been accused," Dr Misago told the court, where his trial resumed after a three-week adjournment.

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