A French court on Wednesday ordered Rwandan genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga be handed over to a United Nations tribunal for trial.
Kabuga, whose arrest in Paris in May ended a manhunt that lasted more than two decades, has called the charges lies.
His money and connections helped him avoid arrest as he moved from Rwanda to Switzerland, the former Zaire and Kenya.
His lawyers say he will not receive a fair trial at the UN tribunal, which is based in The Hague and in Arusha, Tanzania.
but the court said his health was “not incompatible” with a transfer. The 87-year-old is currently being held in a Paris prison.
In a letter to the UN tribunal’s chief prosecutor, Serge Brammertz, ahead of Wednesday’s ruling, Kabuga’s lawyers urged him to leave the case with France’s judiciary.
(FRANCE 24 with REUTERS)