On February 18, 2014, the High Regional Court of Frankfurt sentenced Onesphore Rwabukombe, a mayor in Northern Rwanda during the 1994 genocide, to fourteen years in prison for his role in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. He had been living as a political refugee in Germany since 2002. According to news reports, “[t]he presiding judge at the court in Frankfurt said in his verdict that while Rwabukombe did not kill anyone, he oversaw and assisted in the murder of at least 450 men, women and children at the Kiziguro church compound in east Rwanda.” The court heard from over 100 witnesses in over three years of hearings. Rwabukombe denied all charges and his lawyers have said they will appeal.