Shahriar Zangeneh

It is said, with some corroborating evidence to that effect, that many Islamic Republic officials and their extended family members have legal residency in the Western countries with Canada, Switzerland and Belgium as some of the most favorite destinations.

Désiré Munyaneza 42, the educated son of an important family in Rwanda, who entered Canada more than a decade ago claiming to be a refugee was convicted Friday in a Montreal court on seven charges related to the 1994 genocide. Under the war crimes law, which allows Canada to prosecute residents for acts they committed in other countries, Mr. Munyaneza, who has two children, faces life in prison when he is sentenced Sept. 9.

Switzerland and Belgium have also convicted Rwandans for crimes related to the genocide.