PARIS (AP) — A lawyer for a Rwandan former intelligence chief who was convicted in France’s first genocide trial says he’s filed an appeal for his client.

Defense lawyer Fabrice Epstein says he filed the appeal Tuesday on behalf of Pascal Simbikangwa. The 54-year-old Rwandan was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Friday on charges of genocide and complicity in crimes against humanity.

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