Rwanda accuses France of role in the 1994 genocide
Published:Tuesday | August 5, 2008 | 5:54 PM
Rwanda accused France of playing an active role in the 1994 genocide in which about 800,000 people were killed.
According to a justice ministry report, France was aware of preparations for the genocide and it helped to train the ethnic Hutu militia perpetrators.
The report also accused French troops of direct involvement in the killings.
It named 33 senior French military and political figures, who should be prosecuted.
Among those named in the report are the late former president, Francois Mitterrand, and two former prime ministers, Dominique de Villepin and Edouard Balladur.
Earlier this year, France\'s Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner reportedly denied French responsibility in connection with the genocide, but said political errors had been made.