A London court has provisionally scheduled the trial of Dr Vincent Brown, formerly known as Vincent Bajinya, for October 4, 2027. The case concerns allegations linked to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
Brown, 65, appeared by video from Belmarsh prison at a pre-trial hearing at the Old Bailey on October 9, 2026. Judge Bobbie Cheema-Grubb said the trial is expected to last between eight and 12 weeks.
He faces one charge of conduct ancillary to genocide and six charges of conduct ancillary to murder as a crime against humanity. He denies involvement in the genocide. The case is the first prosecution in the United Kingdom relating to the Genocide against the Tutsi.
Prosecutors allege that Brown directed or encouraged Interahamwe to kill Tutsi during the early days of the genocide. The six murder charges relate to the deaths of Dominique Mukurarinda, Immaculée Mukankusi, Gerase Rurangirwa, Charlotte Kamaguja, her son Olivier Tuyishime, and taxi driver Léandre Mbogoye. Prosecutors say the killings took place in Kigali between April 6 and 13, 1994.
During the hearing, prosecutor Bill Emlyn Jones described the genocide as “the most devastating wave of mass killing in modern history.”
A further hearing is scheduled for January 15, 2027, when Brown is expected to be asked to enter a plea and the court will address preparations for the trial.
Brown is a former doctor who held a leadership role at Rwanda’s National Office of Population (ONAPO). He lived in a suburb of Kigali during the period covered by the charges and now resides in Islington, north London.
