The United Nations (UN) tribunal says that Félicien Kabuga, alleged financier of the Rwandan genocide, is in a position to stand trial, which should begin as soon as possible in The Hague in the Netherlands.

The UN court's decision follows the filing of a request by defense lawyers in May 2021 for a stay of proceedings, citing health issues, however, "the defense has not established that Kabuga is currently unfit to stand trial."

Arrested on May 16, 2020 in the suburbs of Paris after 25 years on the run, Félicien Kabuga is accused of having participated in the creation of the Hutu Interahamwe militia, the main armed wing responsible for the 1994 genocide that killed more than 800,000 people, according to the UN, mainly among the Tutsi minority.

Kabuga, 87, is currently in detention in The Hague awaiting trial before the Mechanism of International Criminal Courts, responsible for completing the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

Former president of Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines (RTLM), which issued calls for the killing of Tutsis, Félicien Kabuga is accused among other things of genocide, direct and public incitement to commit genocide, and crimes against humanity (persecution and extermination).