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Life imprisonment was requested on Monday for former Rwandan policeman Philippe Hategekimana, naturalised as a French citizen under the name Philippe Manier, described by the public prosecutor as a "fundamental link in the implementation of the genocide" in Rwanda.
The trial of former Rwandan policeman, Philippe Hategekimana, naturalised in France under the name Philippe Manier, before the Paris assizes court will enter a decisive phase on Wednesday with the first questioning on the merits of the accused.
Genocide in Rwanda: how to establish the truth about mass crimes dating back almost 30 years? This is the challenge of the Hategekimana trial in Paris.