Étienne Nzabonimana ( born 1950 ) , formerly a small businessman in Kirwa , Rwanda , was convicted in Belgium on June 29 , 2005 for his role in the Rwandan genocide of 1994 . Specifically , eyewitnesses argued that he was a leader of the Kibungo Club , which was allegedly planning the genocide in advance , and that he had overseen certain massacres in the Kibungo region . Prosecutors argued that he and his half-brother , Samuel Ndashyikirwa , provided vehicles to Rwandan soldiers along with weapons and beer . Found guilty of aiding Hutu militias in killing 50,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus , he will serve 12 years in prison , while his half-brother will serve ten
Rwandan genocide
Rwandan genocide
Étienne Nzabonimana