A 66-year-old Rwandan man living in the Netherlands has gone on trial at a court in The Hague, accused of participating in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Prosecutors allege that Eugène N., a former local administrator in the Butare region of southern Rwanda, led looting raids, ordered the burning of Tutsi homes, and encouraged others to commit genocide — charges that include alleged involvement in a mass killing of around 3,000 Tutsi civilians driven into a stadium in Mbazi after their homes were attacked. The defendant, who has lived in the Netherlands since 1998 and holds Dutch nationality — which prevents his extradition to Rwanda — denies all involvement, with his lawyers arguing his influence as a local official was too limited and that witness memories have been distorted over time; a sentencing demand is expected on 23 June.