Dr Vincent Brown was allegedly a "leader" or "supervisor" of violent acts carried out by others

🌐 Here's What Happened

A man accused of offences relating to the 1994 Rwanda genocide will remain in custody unless he pays the court a £100,000 guarantee.

Dr Vincent Brown, formerly Dr Vincent Bajinya, 65, was allegedly a "leader" or "supervisor" of violent acts carried out by others and is the first person in the UK to be charged over the genocide.

At the Old Bailey on Monday, Judge Mark Lucraft KC granted conditional bail with stricter conditions than at a previous hearing, including the increased surety and electronic monitoring.

📌 Key Details

Brown is accused of "killing, directing or encouraging" the deaths of members of the Tutsi ethnic group in Rwanda. He denies wrongdoing.

Three members of the same house were allegedly murdered, along with a taxi driver, a mother and her young son between April 6 and 13.

The alleged victims were Dominique Mukurarinda, Immaculee Mukankusi, Gerasi Rurangirwa, Leandre Mbogoye, Charlotte Kamaguja and Olivier Tuyishime.

Brown, of Islington, north London, was charged following a seven-year British investigation into the killings.

An estimated 800,000 Tutsis and politically moderate Hutus were killed during the 1994 Rwanda genocide which lasted for 100 days.

On Wednesday the judge imposed a £100,000 bail condition on Brown's release. This is up from an earlier £25,000 security imposed by magistrates.

📰 Source: BBC Africa