Samuel Ndashyikirwa , formerly a small businessman in Kirwa , Rwanda , was convicted in Belgium on June 29 , 2005 for his role in the Rwandan genocide of 1994 . Eyewitnesses testified that he had been present at massacres in Kirwa and had been directly involved with the killings , and prosecutors argued that he and his half-brother , Etienne Nzabonimana , provided vehicles , weapons , and beer for Rwandan soldiers committing genocide in the Kibungo region . Both were convicted of aiding Hutu militias in killing 50,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus . Ndashyikirwa will serve ten years in prison , while his half-brother will serve twelve
Rwandan genocide
Rwandan genocide
Samuel Ndashyikirwa