French Prosecutor recommends dropping probe into 1994 Rwanda president murder

French prosecutor reccomends closure of a long-running inquiry into the shooting down of former Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana's plane near Kigali [Courtesy]

A French prosecutor has recommended dropping charges against eight senior Rwandan officials, including the defense minister, who were being investigated over the death of president Juvenal Habyarimana in 1994, a judicial source told Reuters.

The probe, opened in France in 1998 following demands by relatives of the French crew who died when Habyarimana’s plane was downed, has led to major tensions between France and Rwanda over the past two decades.