2006年VOA标准英语-Rwanda Tribunal Asks Kenya for Help Finding All

By Cathy Majtenyi
Nairobi
28 September 2006

The prosecutor¹ of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Thursday called on the Kenyan government to help find one of the leaders of Rwanda's 1994 genocide. He is reported to have business interests in Kenya and frequently visits, or even could be hiding in, the country.

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This is not the first time tribunal prosecutor Hassan Bubacar Jallow has asked for Kenya's help in tracking down Felicien Kabuga, a businessman who is accused of funding the Hutu rebel group that carried out the genocide.

"I came here last year on the same issue and it seemed to me, and is evident, that no progress had been made since last year on this particular file, and that's why I came back - for us to again together re-examine how we should move forward on the matter," he said.

Jallow says the government officials he met with on this mission assured him of Kenya's support, and stressed that Kenya's help is vital in capturing Kabuga.

"As a result of my discussions here, I'm hoping that by the time I'm due to report back to the [U.N.] Security Council by the 15th of December, I hope we will have something positive to report on this particular case. All of us should try and rise to that challenge so that at the end of the day we will contribute to combating impunity² by ensuring that one of the prime architects of this horrendous³ genocide of Rwanda is arrested and is held to account in a court of law," he said.

Jallow says he and the Kenyan officials agreed to several measures that the government will take to track Kabuga down, but would not give details on those measures.

But Kenyan government spokesman Alfred Mutua says that his government has no idea where Kabuga is.

"As far as the government is aware, Kabuga is not in Kenya," he said. "This government has no reason to shield or hide Kabuga, as speculated by a few people. Therefore, making allegations that this wanted criminal has bribed⁴ officials to hide him is simplistic considering the bounty⁵ on his head and the fact that Kenya has been in the forefront of arresting and repatriating⁶ war criminals for trial."

The United States has offered a $5 million reward for information leading to Kabuga's arrest.

The tribunal indicted⁷ Kabuga in 1997, accusing him of funding a radio station that aired anti-Tutsi propaganda, urged Hutus to kill Tutsis and paid for the rebel group's food, machetes and other expenses. Kabuga's charges include genocide and crimes against humanity.

In the 1994 genocide, Hutu extremists killed some 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus.

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, based in Tanzania, was subsequently formed to try the cases of high-profile people accused of masterminding or contributing to the genocide in a major way.

Kabuga is one of 18 high-profile suspects the tribunal is looking for.

1 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

2 impunity   

n.(惩罚、损失、伤害等的)免除

参考例句：

• You will not escape with impunity.你不可能逃脱惩罚。
• The impunity what compulsory insurance sets does not include escapement.交强险规定的免责范围不包括逃逸。

3 horrendous   

adj.可怕的，令人惊惧的

参考例句：

• He described it as the most horrendous experience of his life.他形容这是自己一生中最可怕的经历。
• The mining industry in China has a horrendous safety record.中国的煤矿工业具有令人不安的安全记录。

4 bribed   

v.贿赂( bribe的过去式和过去分词 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂

参考例句：

• They bribed him with costly presents. 他们用贵重的礼物贿赂他。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He bribed himself onto the committee. 他暗通关节，钻营投机挤进了委员会。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 bounty   

n.慷慨的赠予物，奖金；慷慨，大方；施与

参考例句：

• He is famous for his bounty to the poor.他因对穷人慷慨相助而出名。
• We received a bounty from the government.我们收到政府给予的一笔补助金。

6 repatriating   

v.把（某人）遣送回国，遣返( repatriate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Since banks are reducing overall lending, that means repatriating cash. 由于银行总的借贷额在下降，这就意味着资金必然国内回流。 来自互联网
• US immigration officials have again delayed moves start repatriating six-year-old Cuban shipwreck survivor Elian Gonzalez. 六岁的古巴海难幸存儿童埃利安非常幸运，美国移民局官员已将原本要遣返他的时间再次拖延。 来自互联网

7 indicted   

控告，起诉( indict的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The senator was indicted for murder. 那位参议员被控犯谋杀罪。
• He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder. 他被大陪审团以两项谋杀罪名起诉。