Mediapart has published a video filmed in the summer of 1994 by French soldiers in Rwanda. It exposes the passivity of the army during one of the most embarrassing episodes for France during the genocide in that country: the massacre at Bisesero. The revelation comes as French judges complete their long investigation into the claims that the French military was "complicit" in genocide and crimes against humanity. Meanwhile human rights groups say they fear that the victims of the atrocities will be denied justice. Fabrice Arfi reports.
They are 52 seconds that could, on their own, sum up France's attitude during the genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda nearly 25 years ago. This video, of which Mediapart has obtained a copy, was filmed by French soldiers in the summer of 1994 and throws into sharp relief the passivity of the French army during one of the most embarrassing episodes for France during its military presence in Rwanda in 1994: the massacre at Bisesero.
