One of the key genocide suspects Jean-Paul Micomyiza, who was deported from Sweden earlier this month, has been remanded for 30 days, pending further investigations into the accusation, a judicial source confirmed on Friday.
While Micomyiza’s defence states that the defendant qualifies for bail, the primary county in Kicukiro, a suburb of Kigali city has decided that he poses a threat to the society.
Micyomyiza, 49, a former student at the National University of Rwanda during genocide was extradited on the request by Rwanda.
This is coming three months after a top Swedish Court on December 21, 2021, found no reason why the Rwandan arrested in the Nordic country in 2020 should not be extradited to Kigali where he is wanted for crimes he allegedly committed during the 1994 Genocide in Butare Commune, now Huye district.
The spokesperson of the Prosecution, Faustin Nkusi, said that the extradition process would go through the courts.
“So, first and foremost, we drafted an extradition request and submitted it to the Kingdom of Sweden in 2020. So they began the process of assessing and examining our request, regarding the charges that were being alleged to have been committed by Micyomyiza,”
A number of countries have been hesitant to extradite people to Rwanda fearing they will not get a fair trial or be properly protected. This stance is echoed by most human rights groups. But Rwandan prosecutors hailed Sweden’s decision as proof that the judiciary system is gaining a better reputation.
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