Franck Petit

Justice Info

Franck Petit is deputy editor-in-chief of JusticeInfo.net. Co-founder with Thierry Cruvellier of the online magazine International Justice Tribune, he directed it for five years, from 2004 to 2009. Since 1999, he has chronicled the trials of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. He covered the International Criminal Court at its inception as well as many transitional justice issues. He has worked for Reporters Without Borders and has reported in France, Africa, the Caucasus and Turkey.

Portraits of Two Rwandan Mayors Unfold in Paris Genocide Trial

Since the genocide trial of two Rwandan mayors started at a Paris court on Tuesday, their personalities have become clearer. Tito Barahira, the first to be questioned on his character, spoke quietly and reluctantly in Kinyarwanda. The younger man, Octavien Ngenzi, seemed in more of a hurry.
By Franck Petit
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