Félicien Kabuga, the Rwandan businessman accused of bankrolling the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi minority, died on Saturday in a hospital in The Hague, Netherlands, without ever having been convicted. He was 91. The UN International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals confirmed his death and announced that an investigation has been ordered to establish the exact circumstances. His passing closes one of the most prominent outstanding cases from the Rwandan genocide, but leaves survivors without a verdict.

Kabuga, a wealthy Hutu entrepreneur who made his fortune in coffee and tea plantations and became one of Rwanda's richest businessmen, was accused of financing the genocide by raising funds and importing weapons — including the machetes used to kill tens of thousands of people, many sourced from China. He was also a principal shareholder in Radio Télévision des Mille Collines (RTLM), a Kigali-based broadcaster that, during the 100 days of killing, openly incited violence against Tutsis and moderate Hutus, referring to Tutsi civilians as