Former Rwandan official given life sentence over genocide crimes

By Clement Uwiringiyimana KIGALI (Reuters) - A Rwanda court handed a life sentence on Friday to a former senior politician for hate speech aimed at stirring up killings of minority Tutsis during the central African country's genocide more than two decades ago. The high court convicted Léon Mugesera, 64, who was then a regional vice chairman in the ruling party, of genocide and crimes against humanity. "The court finds that Mugesera is guilty of ... public incitement to commit genocide, pe