A U.N. tribunal trying the alleged masterminds of Rwanda's 1994 genocide convicted a former Rwandan mayor for his role in the slaughter and sentenced him to 30 years in prison.
Sylvestre Gacumbitsi, 57, was convicted by the Tanzania-based International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda of genocide, extermination and rape for ordering the killings of minority Tutsis in the commune of Rusumo, where he was mayor.
