In view of the ex-nazi guard who was deported to Germany this week, this is one to keep an eye on.

US judge refuses to delay genocide trial in Kansas
AP
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WICHITA, Kan. – The prosecution of an immigrant accused of participating in the 1994 Rwandan genocide has been dealt a setback by a federal judge in Kansas.

U.S. District Judge Monti Belot rejected a request from federal prosecutors Wednesday for more time to prepare for the trial of Lazare Kobagaya (luh-ZAR' koh-buh-geye-uh), an [bold]85-year-oldTopeka man.

Kobagaya is charged with fraud and unlawfully obtaining U.S. citizenship in 2006.[/bold] The government says the case may be the first U.S. criminal prosecution involving proof of genocide.

Prosecutors say authorities in a related case in Finland have restricted use of their evidence in the U.S. trial until there's an indictment in the European case. That indictment is expected in August.

Kobagaya's trial is set for June 23.

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