Séraphin Twahirwa

Rwandan Séraphin Twahirwa sentenced to life imprisonment in Belgium for his involvement in the genocide of the Tutsis in Rwanda in 1994.

Belgium: life sentence, notably for rape, for a Rwandan

22 December 2023 by AFP

Rwandan Séraphin Twahirwa was given a life sentence by the Brussels Assize Court on Thursday night. The 66-year-old former militiaman, tried under universal jurisdiction, was found guilty of dozens of murders and rapes committed i [...]

Rwandan Séraphin Twahirwa and his two lawyers, Vincent Lurquin and Juliette Lurquin, at his trial in Belgium. He is on trial for his alleged involvement in the genocide in Rwanda.

Rwanda

"What judicial truth without material evidence?"

11 December 2023 by Gaëlle Ponselet

During their closing arguments, Vincent and Juliette Lurquin went out of their way to defend their client Séraphin Twahirwa, a Rwandan charged before the Brussels Assize Court with having participated in the 1994 genocide. To try [...]

Séraphin Twahirwa at his trial in Belgium for genocide in Rwanda.

Rwanda

"They were founders of a ruthless militia in Kigali"

7 December 2023 by Gaëlle Ponselet

Pierre Basabosé and Séraphin Twahirwa were behind a group of murderous Interahamwe in the Gikondo sector of Kigali in 1994. This was the Belgian prosecutor’s conclusion presented on Monday December 4 at the end of their trial befo [...]