German extradites genocide suspect

Elias Hakizimana Aug 19, 2017 0 Comments

German government yesterday extradited a suspect in the 1994 Rwandan genocide against the Tutsi to Rwanda to face charges.

Jean Twagiramungu’s arrest in the German city of Frankfurt two years ago came more than two decades after the genocide in Rwanda, where more than 1,000,000 people were slaughtered by extremist Hutus.

Twagiramungu has been battling extradition request from Kigali, arguing he cannot receive fair trial in Rwanda.

He was handed over Friday to Rwandan police for prosecution in Rwanda by German officials at Kigali International Airport. Rwanda prosecution spokesman Justin Nkunsi told the press that Twagiramungu faces charges of the genocide and extermination as a crime against humanity.

The inspirer

Twagiramungu was handed over Friday to Rwandan police for prosecution in Rwanda by German officials at Kigali International Airport (Courtesy)

Elias Hakizimana

Elias Hakizimana, CEO&Founder of The Inspirer Ltd,(www.rwandainspirer.com) is a professional Rwandan Journalist with Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Communication, received from University of Rwanda’s College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) in 2014. He served various media houses in Rwanda including Rwanda Broadcasting Agency (RBA) in 2013 and became passionate with English Online and Print Media Publications where he exercised his talent as a Freelance News Reporter for The New Times, The Independent, The Rwanda Focus, Panorama and more before he became a Self-Entrepreneur as the CEO and Founder of The Inspirer Limited in early 2017.