This video shows the brutality of the genocide. The speaker points out the efficiency of the genocide, an indication to me that there were plans to commit genocide prior to the killing of the President. Dallaire received Intel that the Interahmwe had plans to kill Belgian officials so that the peacekeeping forces would leave, making it easier for the killings to begin. This seemingly supports the theory that the Presidents plane was shot down by Hutu extremists in order to incite violence against the Tutsi. The man mentioned in the video, Clément Kayishema, is currently serving a life sentence in Mali. He was not the only government official who used his office to perpetrate killings of Tutsi. Aloys Ndimbati was mayor of Kibune and is allegedly responsible for the deaths of 90% of the Tutsi population. He is currently a fugitive and his whereabouts are unknown. Ladislas Ntaganzwa was mayor of the town of Nyakizu and allegedly gave weapons to Hutu in the town for use against the Tutsi. He too is a fugitive. It’s heartbreaking to think that leaders of small towns would lure their own neighbors to their death.
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