One of the world’s most wanted genocide fugitives, accused of orchestrating the killing of approximately 2,000 Tutsi refugees during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, has been arrested in South Africa after being on the run for decades
IRMCT said that the thorough investigation that led to Kayishema’s arrest was made possible through the support of South Africa. / Photo: Reuters
Kayishema was arrested in a joint operation by South African authorities and a fugitive tracking team of the court, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals said in a statement on Thursday. Kayishema, who is accused of orchestrating the killing of approximately 2,000 Tutsi refugees at the Nyange Catholic Church during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, was arrested in Paarl, a town in South Africa’s Western Cape province, on Wednesday, according to a statement by an international court.
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