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Article: Former NSU professor is charged with genocide.(Local)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- December 31, 2005
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Byline: PHILIP WALZER
VIRGINIA BEACH -- BY PHILIP WALZER
THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
VIRGINIA BEACH - A former Norfolk State University professor imprisoned in Ethiopia after winning a seat in parliament has been charged with genocide and transferred to a long-term prison, his relatives said.
Nearly a decade ago , the professor, Yacob Hailemariam , was the lead attorney for a U.N. tribunal on war crimes in Rwanda .
"It's ironic that someone who prosecuted those who had committed genocide could actually be accused of it," his daughter, Seyenie Yacob , who lives in Northern Virginia, said Friday.
The developments in Ethiopia ...