The leaders of Rwanda's ruling party have endorsed a proposal to abolish the death penalty, which may encourage the transfer of genocide suspects in exile.
The political bureau of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) backed the decision at a meeting chaired by President Paul Kagame.
Many countries refuse to extradite criminal suspects to states which use torture and execution.
Some 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were slaughtered in Rwanda's genocide.
'We have conducted extensive debates within the party and come to a common position that capital punishment is of no use to Rwanda,' RPF spokesman Servilien Sebasoni told AFP news agency.
However, survivors of the 1994 genocide are strongly opposed to the decision.
I am no fan of capital punishment. I fall short of saying it is always wrong, but I would say that it is wrong when other alternatives exist. I find it interesting that this has been decided through pragmatism. (6:00 AM)
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Thanks--good point...
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