The Arusha-based United Nations court for the Rwandan genocide is still housing four of the five acquitted due to the fact that these people cannot find residing places elsewhere.

Of the five acquitted from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), only one has so far found a residing place in another country whereas the remaining four are still staying in the north Tanzanian town that is hosting the UN court.

According to reports reaching here on Saturday, ICTR acting Deputy Registrar Everard o'Donnell said that the UN court could not find homes for these people.

The ICTR has convicted 26 people and acquitted five since its first trial in 1997.

"When we acquit people we don't seem to find the same enthusiastic assistance from the international community," said the court official.

The ICTR court had therefore to raise the issue with the United Nations General Assembly two weeks ago.

The five acquitted are identified as Andre Ntagerura, former Rwandan transport and communication minister, Emmanuel Bagambiki, a senior government official, Andre Rwamakuba, former Rwandan education minister, Jean Mpambara and Ignace Bagilishema, both former mayors in Rwanda.

Some 800,000 people were allegedly killed during the 1994 Rwandan genocide and the United Nations General Assembly moved to set up a special tribunal to try those genocide suspects.

Source: Xinhua