Zigiranyirazo was previously accused of involvement in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi but was later acquitted.
He was among eight Rwandans who remained stranded in Niger after multiple countries denied them asylum, despite either being acquitted or having completed sentences issued by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), based in Arusha, Tanzania.
Initially sentenced to 20 years in prison on December 18, 2008, Zigiranyirazo was acquitted by the Appeals Chamber on November 16, 2009.
He was known as a member of "Akazu" â€" a close-knit inner circle around the Habyarimana regime that played a key role in orchestrating the Genocide. Zigiranyirazo was also the brother of Agathe Kanziga, wife of the late President Juvénal Habyarimana.
IGIHE
Source : https://en.igihe.com/news/article/protais-zigiranyirazo-dies-in-niger-protais
