A British-based doctor accused of involvement in the 1994 Rwanda genocide has been granted conditional bail after a court set a £100,000 financial guarantee for his release.
Dr Vincent Brown, formerly known as Dr Vincent Bajinya, appeared before the Old Bailey in London, where Judge Mark Lucraft KC imposed tighter restrictions on his freedom.
The 65-year-old is accused of killing, ordering or encouraging attacks against members of Rwanda’s Tutsi community during the 100-day genocide.
He denies all allegations.
Prosecutors allege that between April 6 and 13, 1994, six people were killed, including three residents of one household, a taxi driver, a woman and her young son.
The alleged victims have been identified as Dominique Mukurarinda, Immaculee Mukankusi, Gerasi Rurangirwa, Leandre Mbogoye, Charlotte Kamaguja and Olivier Tuyishime.
Brown, who lives in Islington, north London, was charged following a seven-year investigation by British authorities.
He is the first person in the UK to face charges linked to the Rwandan genocide.
The latest bail requirement is four times higher than the £25,000 security previously ordered by magistrates.
Under the conditions, Brown must hand over his passport and other national identification documents. He is also prohibited from seeking new international travel papers.
He must remain at his London residence during a specified curfew, wear an electronic monitoring device and report to police every day.
Judge Lucraft said Brown would continue to be held in custody until the £100,000 guarantee was provided.
Brown trained as a medical doctor in Rwanda during the 1980s and later became head of the Department of Family Health in Kigali.
At the time, he lived in the capital with his wife and son.
After moving to Britain, he worked for Praxis, a London charity supporting refugees, including people from Rwanda.
He also served on the Refugee Nurses Task Force, which was established to advise the UK government.
The 1994 genocide claimed the lives of an estimated 800,000 Tutsis and politically moderate Hutus.
Brown is scheduled to return to the Old Bailey on October 9, while investigations into other alleged genocide-related crimes continue.
By: Magdalene Agyeiwaa Sarpong