The fugitive was a target of an investigation in France since 2021.
France this week arrested and charged a former top Rwandan regional official over the country’s 1994 genocide, a source close to the case said on Saturday.
But France has tried and convicted a former spy chief, two ex-mayors, a former hotel chauffeur and an ex-top official since 2014 while a former military policeman is currently on trial.
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