South African appointed deputy prosecutor for UN's Rwanda tribunal

The top prosecutor for the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has announced the appointment of a South African lawyer as her deputy.

Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte said Bongani Christopher Majola, who previously was the head of the South African Legal Resources Centre, arrived in Arusha, Tanzania, on Tuesday and would begin work immediately.

Ms. Del Ponte also announced that she has recommended the appointment of Melanie Gertrude Werrett, a British and Zimbabwean national, as the Chief of Prosecutions for the Tribunal.