Prosecutors seek life for sisters without mercy

Belgian prosecutors today demanded life sentences today for two Benedictine nuns convicted of genocide in Rwanda.

Prosecutors seek life for sisters without mercy
Sat, 09 Jun, 2001 - 14:41

Belgian prosecutors today demanded life sentences today for two Benedictine nuns convicted of genocide in Rwanda.

It was a landmark trial in Brussels that human rights campaigners hailed as precedent for legal action against suspected war criminals wherever they may hide.

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