Rwanda’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Johnston Busingye on Thursday urged British authorities to arrest several wanted individuals in connection with the 1994 Rwandan genocide and who are seeking asylum in UK.
Speaking during an event to mark the 29th Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi which took place in London, the Rwandan envoy pointed out that the UK is one of the few countries in the West not to try, expedite or deport Genocide suspects.
The key suspects in the UK include Dr Vincent Bajinya, who is accused of coordinating killings in Kigali’s Nyarugenge District where he set up and led a roadblock to kill the Tutsi.
Others are Célestin Ugirashebuja, Charles Munyaneza, Emmanuel Nteziryayo and Pierre Célestin Mutabaruka who headed the agricultural and livestock project, Crête Zaïre Nil – CZN. Mutabaruka, a pastor, is accused of leading an attack on a church in April 1994 in which 20,000 Tutsi were killed.
The key suspects in the UK include Dr Vincent Bajinya, who is accused of coordinating killings in Kigali’s Nyarugenge District where he set up and led a roadblock to kill the Tutsi.
Others are Célestin Ugirashebuja, Charles Munyaneza, Emmanuel Nteziryayo and Pierre Célestin Mutabaruka who headed the agricultural and livestock project, Crête Zaïre Nil – CZN. Mutabaruka, a pastor, is accused of leading an attack on a church in April 1994 in which 20,000 Tutsi were killed.
“We know that it takes time to prepare such cases, but after 29 years every passing day is one too many. All we ask is that these men see their day in court, that justice is permitted to take its course,” the Rwandan diplomat said.
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