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Judge Mark Lucraft imposed a £100,000 bail condition on Dr Vincent Bajinya, who faces charges related to the 1994 Rwanda genocide, increasing from an earlier £25,000 requirement set by magistrates. The judge ordered stricter conditions for Bajinya's conditional release, including electronic monitoring and daily police reports. Bajinya, accused of directing killings in Rwanda between April 6-13, denies the charges and is the first person charged in the UK over these events.
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A judge at the Old Bailey ordered Dr Vincent Brown, formerly known as Dr Vincent Bajinya, to pay a £100,000 bail bond to remain free while facing charges related to the 1994 Rwanda genocide. The 65-year-old is accused of being a "leader" or "supervisor" in violent acts that led to the deaths of members of the Tutsi ethnic group and three individuals from the same household, including a taxi driver, a mother, and her young son between April 6 and 13. Brown denies wrongdoing and faces electronic monitoring if released on bail. The case marks the first time someone in the UK has been charged for involvement in the genocide that killed an estimated 800,000 people over 100 days.

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🔮 - Published A man accused of offences relating to the 1994 Rwanda genocide will remain in custody unless he pays the court a £100,000 guarantee. Dr Vincent Brown, formerly Dr Vincent Bajinya, 65, was allegedly a "leader" or "supervisor" of violent acts carried out by others and is the first person in the UK to be charged over the genocide.
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Brown PERSON · 6× Rwanda GPE · 6× London GPE · 3× Dominique Mukurarinda PERSON · 1× Gerasi Rurangirwa PERSON · 1× Immaculee Mukankusi PERSON · 1× Mark Lucraft KC PERSON · 1× Tutsi NORP · 1× Vincent Bajinya PERSON · 1× Vincent Brown PERSON · 1×

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Brown was also ordered to surrender his passport and any national identity cards, not to apply for international travel documents and was told he must abide by a curfew to live and sleep at his London address.
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🔮 - Published A man accused of offences relating to the 1994 Rwanda genocide will remain in custody unless he pays the court a £100,000 guarantee. Dr Vincent Brown, formerly Dr Vincent Bajinya, 65, was allegedly a "leader" or "supervisor" of violent acts carried out by others and is the first person in the UK to be charged over the genocide.
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- Published A man accused of offences relating to the 1994 Rwanda genocide will remain in custody unless he pays the court a £100,000 guarantee. Dr Vincent Brown, formerly Dr Vincent Bajinya, 65, was allegedly a "leader" or "supervisor" of violent acts carried out by others and is the first person in the UK to be charged over the genocide. uncertain
Brown → publish → genocide
At the Old Bailey on Monday, Judge Mark Lucraft KC granted conditional bail with stricter conditions than at a previous hearing, including the increased surety and electronic monitoring. asserted
KC → grant → surety
Brown is accused of "killing, directing or encouraging" the deaths of members of the Tutsi ethnic group in Rwanda. asserted
Brown → accuse → Rwanda
He denies wrongdoing. asserted
He → deny → wrongdoing
Three members of the same house were allegedly murdered, along with a taxi driver, a mother and her young son between April 6 and 13. uncertain
members → murder → April
The alleged victims were Dominique Mukurarinda, Immaculee Mukankusi, Gerasi Rurangirwa, Leandre Mbogoye, Charlotte Kamaguja and Olivier Tuyishime. asserted
victims → allege → ?
Brown, of Islington, north London, was charged following a seven-year British investigation into the killings. asserted
Brown → charge → killings
An estimated 800,000 Tutsis and politically moderate Hutus were killed during the 1994 Rwanda genocide which lasted for 100 days. asserted
which → estimate → days
On Wednesday the judge imposed a £100,000 bail condition on Brown's release. asserted
judge → impose → release
This is up from an earlier £25,000 security imposed by magistrates. asserted
This → impose → magistrates
Brown was also ordered to surrender his passport and any national identity cards, not to apply for international travel documents and was told he must abide by a curfew to live and sleep at his London address. asserted
he → order → address
He would also be electronically monitored and have to report daily to police. asserted
He → monitor → police
Lucraft said that until the £100,000 condition was met, the defendant would remain in custody. asserted
defendant → say → custody
Brown is a medical doctor who qualified in Rwanda in the 1980s. asserted
who → qualify → 1980s
He later became head of the country's Department of Family Health in Kigali and lived in a suburb there with his wife and young son. asserted
He → become → wife
In 2006 he was worked at Praxis, a London-based charity which helps refugees from places like Rwanda. asserted
which → work → Rwanda
He has also served on the Refugee Nurses Task Force, which was set up in 2003 to advise the UK government. asserted
which → serve → government
Brown is next due to appear at the Old Bailey on 9 October. asserted
Brown → appear → October
Inquiries continue into other alleged genocide offences in Rwanda. asserted
Inquiries → continue → Rwanda
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