A UN court has sentenced an alleged mastermind of the Rwandan genocide to life in prison. A tribunal judge read the verdict against Protais Zigiranyirazo on Thursday.

Unidentified UN Judge: “The chamber sentences you, Protais Zigiranyirazo, to twenty years imprisonment in relation to the conviction for genocide on Kesho Hill, to twenty years imprisonment in relation to the conviction for genocide for your activities in relation to the Kiyovo roadblock, and fifteen years imprisonment in relation to the conviction for extermination at Kesho Hill.”

The UN court on Rwanda is wrapping up its prosecutions this month. It will convene until 2010 to hear all appeals.