Kagame accuses France of supporting Rwanda genocide
Reuters.com
LONDON - "Rwandan President Paul Kagame accused France on Wednesday of actively supporting the 1994 genocide in his country when 800,000 people were slaughtered.
Speaking during a visit to Britain, Kagame rejected French claims that he was involved in the death of a former leader -- an event widely regarded as the trigger for the genocide -- and accused Paris of fuelling the mass killing.
'It's France that supported the genocidal forces, that trained them, that armed them, that participated in fighting against the forces that were trying to stop the genocide,' he told BBC radio.
'France did not at any one time attempt to stop the genocide,' he added. 'On the contrary, they actually participated in the period leading to that genocide in supporting the government of Rwanda.' "
LONDON - "Rwandan President Paul Kagame accused France on Wednesday of actively supporting the 1994 genocide in his country when 800,000 people were slaughtered.
Speaking during a visit to Britain, Kagame rejected French claims that he was involved in the death of a former leader -- an event widely regarded as the trigger for the genocide -- and accused Paris of fuelling the mass killing.
'It's France that supported the genocidal forces, that trained them, that armed them, that participated in fighting against the forces that were trying to stop the genocide,' he told BBC radio.
'France did not at any one time attempt to stop the genocide,' he added. 'On the contrary, they actually participated in the period leading to that genocide in supporting the government of Rwanda.' "
posted by HeavyHanded at
5:55 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home