Rwandan Genocide: Alleged Perpetrators Debate

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Department: Home Office

Rwandan Genocide: Alleged Perpetrators

Stephen Crabb Excerpts
Tuesday 9th April 2019

(5 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Ben Wallace Portrait Mr Wallace
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I can give the right hon. Gentleman that assurance. When it comes to war crimes, under our obligations in the convention there is no barrier at all.

Stephen Crabb Portrait Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire) (Con)
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Twelve years ago, I sat in on one of those Gacaca courts and saw some of these genocide suspects being put on trial. It was a rough and ready process, but does the Minister agree that a huge amount of work has been done over the years by the international community, including by British lawyers and experts, to help Rwanda improve its justice system? It has abolished the death penalty. Does he agree that there is no problem in principle with extraditing suspects to Rwanda to face trial?