Former British doctor accused of complicity in Rwanda genocide

British prosecutors have charged a 65-year-old Rwandan with genocide-related crimes, Reuters reported. The man is accused of complicity in the 1994 Tutsi massacre.

According to the investigation, Vincent Brown (formerly known as Vincent Baginha) “directed and incited the actions of others to commit murder and genocide.” In particular, the Rwandan is accused of inciting the murder of Tutsi in April 1994 in the city of Kigali, where the man worked as a doctor. In total, the charges relate to one case of assisting genocide and six murders classified as crimes against humanity. Vincent Brown will appear before London's Westminster Magistrates Court on September 22.

The investigation began in 2019 at the request of the Rwandan government. The charges against Vincent Brown are the first in British history to involve genocide in Rwanda. British police are still investigating six other people on suspicion of involvement in genocide and crimes against humanity. They are now free on bail.

The Rwandan genocide lasted from April to June 1994. Within 100 days, soldiers and members of extremist groups, mainly members of the Hutu people, killed, according to various estimates, from 500,000 to 1.1 million Tutsi people, as well as moderate Hutu.