SAPA-AFP
1 July 2011
The state's lead witness in the trial for the shooting of Rwanda's exiled former army chief broke down Friday describing how he feared for his family's lives after the failed hit in South Africa.
Rwandan national Kalisa Mubarak told the court he fled Johannesburg after the June 19, 2010 shooting of former top general Faustin Nyamwasa, which he believes his friend helped arrange.
The friend, Rwandan national Amani Uriwani, is one of six men standing trial for the shooting. The accused - three Rwandans and three Tanzanians - deny the charges.
Mubarak, who is now in a witness protection programme, has testified that his friend Uriwani had told him about his involvement in a plan by Rwandan soldiers with lots of cash and cars “to shoot at a military person”.
He told the court Friday that when he learned Nyamwasa had been shot, he phoned Uriwani and said, “Do you see what you've done?”
“He said 'Please Mubarak, don't tell anyone',” he said of his friend's reaction.
“He was just like very scared.”
Mubarak said he later returned home and found Uriwani and another person waiting there, in a white Nissan truck with no license plates.
“I see that maybe I can be killed to not show the evidence,” he told the court.
Mubarak described fleeing to Cape Town after the shooting, then returning to Johannesburg and hopping from hotel to hotel, worrying his life was in danger.
He broke down on the witness stand telling how he feared for his pregnant wife, lifting the dark sunglasses he has worn throughout his testimony to wipe his eyes with a scarf.
Mubarak said after he helped police find and arrest Uriwani, five gunmen attacked his beauty salon in Johannesburg.
The trial will resume on October 24 and run through November 4, when defence attorneys will cross-examine Mubarak.
Nyamwasa, a former key ally of Rwandan President Paul Kagame, fled to South Africa in February.
01 July, 2011
30 June, 2011
‘Rwandan general shooting orchestrated in Europe.'
IOL News
29 June 2011
The attempted killing in Johannesburg of Rwanda's exiled former army chief was orchestrated by well-heeled Rwandan soldiers living in Europe, a witness told a South African court on Wednesday.
Six men went on trial Wednesday for the shooting of Kayumba Nyamwasa, Rwanda's former top general, at his home in Johannesburg in June 2010.
Nyamwasa had arrived in South Africa four months earlier, after abandoning his post as ambassador to India, amid allegations of corruption and a falling-out with Rwandan President Paul Kagame.
A week before the shooting, one of the accused, Rwandan national Amani Uriwani, said that Rwandan “military men” from Europe with lots of cash and cars had asked for his help “to shoot at a military person”, according to witness Kalisa Mubarak.
“He said they are Rwandese from Europe. They also want to shoot another Rwandese,” said Mubarak, an immigrant who runs a hair salon in central Johannesburg.
Mubarak told the court that Uriwani said he had been offered 10,000 rand ($1,500, 1,000 euros) to take part in the attack.
Three Tanzanians and three Rwandans have been charged with attempted murder. All six have pleaded not guilty.
The case has strained relations between South Africa and Rwanda, which wants to bring Nyamwasa home to serve a 24-year prison sentence after a military court tried him in absentia on charges of desertion, defamation and threatening state security.
29 June 2011
The attempted killing in Johannesburg of Rwanda's exiled former army chief was orchestrated by well-heeled Rwandan soldiers living in Europe, a witness told a South African court on Wednesday.
Six men went on trial Wednesday for the shooting of Kayumba Nyamwasa, Rwanda's former top general, at his home in Johannesburg in June 2010.
Nyamwasa had arrived in South Africa four months earlier, after abandoning his post as ambassador to India, amid allegations of corruption and a falling-out with Rwandan President Paul Kagame.
A week before the shooting, one of the accused, Rwandan national Amani Uriwani, said that Rwandan “military men” from Europe with lots of cash and cars had asked for his help “to shoot at a military person”, according to witness Kalisa Mubarak.
“He said they are Rwandese from Europe. They also want to shoot another Rwandese,” said Mubarak, an immigrant who runs a hair salon in central Johannesburg.
Mubarak told the court that Uriwani said he had been offered 10,000 rand ($1,500, 1,000 euros) to take part in the attack.
Three Tanzanians and three Rwandans have been charged with attempted murder. All six have pleaded not guilty.
The case has strained relations between South Africa and Rwanda, which wants to bring Nyamwasa home to serve a 24-year prison sentence after a military court tried him in absentia on charges of desertion, defamation and threatening state security.
Britain Suspends President Kagame’s Visit.
Umuvugizi
29 June 2011
The British government has surprisingly suspended President Paul Kagame’s planned visit which was schedule to take place between July 18 and 24th, 2011. During the same visit, Pres. Kagame was expected to be featured as the guest of honour at a Rwandan youth convention known as Itorero.
Reliable sources claim that the Rwandan Diaspora in the United Kingdom is preparing to foot the expenses incurred in organising the halted presidential visit to the UK.
The suspended planned visit comes days after the British government warned Kigali authorities against political activities carried out by Rwanda’s ruling party the RPF on British soil which are said to be targeting Rwandan refugees living in the country.
Recently, the British Scotland Yard Police and M15 sent a warning notice to members of the Rwandan opposition living in UK, warning them of possible security threats. The same police sent a warning to Rwanda’s Embassy in the UK informing them that tough diplomatic measures would be taken if members of the mission don’t stop in activities incompatible with their status.
A former Rwandan military intelligence official living in Belgium was suspected of involvement in similar incidences and was prevented from entering the UK. Another Rwandan spy, one Rubagumya was also arrested in Uganda on related Incidences.
All these events follow a series of meetings held by Rwanda’s key security officials around Europe. One of such meetings was held on January 15 in London chaired by the Chief Spy, Colonel Dr. Emmanuel Ndahiro. Also in attendance was Rwandan Ambassador to Britain Ernest Rwamucyo. Others allegedly at the meeting were Rwandan security operatives Jimmy Uwizeye, Col. Mupenzi, Linda, Lt. Tom Rwabugiri, and the representative of the Rwandan Diaspora in Britain, Mr. Mugabo.
Despite different pieces of evidence attained by British secret services implicating the Rwandan Government in dubious activities against its critics in UK, President Kagame recently strongly denied his Government’s involvement in these allegations and instead accused respected British security services of not being professional.
Although the UK is one of Rwanda’s key donors, it has maintained that it’s support is strictly based on mutual interests of respecting universal jurisdiction, freedom of press, freedom of expression and respecting the rights of citizens.
Suspending President Kagame’s visit sends a strong warning that the donor community and the entire European continent that it is interested in seeing a responsible government in Rwanda that is accountable to the citizens rather than one that is bent on using the donors’ money to expand the spy network that is cracking down on its own citizens in exile.
29 June 2011
The British government has surprisingly suspended President Paul Kagame’s planned visit which was schedule to take place between July 18 and 24th, 2011. During the same visit, Pres. Kagame was expected to be featured as the guest of honour at a Rwandan youth convention known as Itorero.
Reliable sources claim that the Rwandan Diaspora in the United Kingdom is preparing to foot the expenses incurred in organising the halted presidential visit to the UK.
The suspended planned visit comes days after the British government warned Kigali authorities against political activities carried out by Rwanda’s ruling party the RPF on British soil which are said to be targeting Rwandan refugees living in the country.
Recently, the British Scotland Yard Police and M15 sent a warning notice to members of the Rwandan opposition living in UK, warning them of possible security threats. The same police sent a warning to Rwanda’s Embassy in the UK informing them that tough diplomatic measures would be taken if members of the mission don’t stop in activities incompatible with their status.
A former Rwandan military intelligence official living in Belgium was suspected of involvement in similar incidences and was prevented from entering the UK. Another Rwandan spy, one Rubagumya was also arrested in Uganda on related Incidences.
All these events follow a series of meetings held by Rwanda’s key security officials around Europe. One of such meetings was held on January 15 in London chaired by the Chief Spy, Colonel Dr. Emmanuel Ndahiro. Also in attendance was Rwandan Ambassador to Britain Ernest Rwamucyo. Others allegedly at the meeting were Rwandan security operatives Jimmy Uwizeye, Col. Mupenzi, Linda, Lt. Tom Rwabugiri, and the representative of the Rwandan Diaspora in Britain, Mr. Mugabo.
Despite different pieces of evidence attained by British secret services implicating the Rwandan Government in dubious activities against its critics in UK, President Kagame recently strongly denied his Government’s involvement in these allegations and instead accused respected British security services of not being professional.
Although the UK is one of Rwanda’s key donors, it has maintained that it’s support is strictly based on mutual interests of respecting universal jurisdiction, freedom of press, freedom of expression and respecting the rights of citizens.
Suspending President Kagame’s visit sends a strong warning that the donor community and the entire European continent that it is interested in seeing a responsible government in Rwanda that is accountable to the citizens rather than one that is bent on using the donors’ money to expand the spy network that is cracking down on its own citizens in exile.
Rwandan Embassy in South Africa implicated in Gen. Kayumba case.
Umuvugizi
29 June 2010
By Jean-Bosco Gasasira
A South African court hearing a case where the prosecution accuses over ten suspects in the June 2010 attempted assassination of Rwanda’s former Army Chief General Kayumba Nyamwasa that opened Tuesday June 28, in Johannesburg has implicated Rwandan embassy.
Appearing before the West Gate court, one of the key witnesses in the case surprised the court which was packed with diplomats, Military personnel from different countries, Rwandans living in South Africa and international journalists when he mentioned one of the senior staff at Rwandan Embassy in the plot to murder the general.
Responding to the grilling questions from the prosecution, the witness explained how the team had planned to carry out the assassination; mentioning the embassy staff Jean Paul Nyirubutama as a key player in the failed plot to end Gen Kayumba’s life.
The witness who is a close associate of the key suspects referred to as 1, 2, 3, and 4 in the trial also the ones who carried out the shooting explained what he had communicated with the said suspects but could not know what other suspects 5 and 6 had communicated noting the fact that they could have been working with the top most planners of the plot.
The case was adjourned to today (Wednesday) owing it to a poor interpreter who could not speak perfect Kinyarwanda as he was a Burundian the prosecution opted to get a different trusted interpreter who can speak Kinyarwanda, the language the key witness uses.
The case, which opened at 9:00 o’clock went up to 2:00 o’clock due its involvement of many issues that include attempted and conspiracy to murder, unlawful possession of arms and ammunition and trying to bribe police with one million US dollars by one Pascal Kanyandekwe.
The court which was highly guarded by South Africa’s security personnel proved that it was a security sensitive case that may provide more secrets over the role by the Kigali government in the attempted assassination of Kayumba Nyamwasa in June last year considering the fact that Rwanda refused to lift the diplomatic immunity of its embassy staff to allow investigations.
29 June 2010
By Jean-Bosco Gasasira
A South African court hearing a case where the prosecution accuses over ten suspects in the June 2010 attempted assassination of Rwanda’s former Army Chief General Kayumba Nyamwasa that opened Tuesday June 28, in Johannesburg has implicated Rwandan embassy.
Appearing before the West Gate court, one of the key witnesses in the case surprised the court which was packed with diplomats, Military personnel from different countries, Rwandans living in South Africa and international journalists when he mentioned one of the senior staff at Rwandan Embassy in the plot to murder the general.
Responding to the grilling questions from the prosecution, the witness explained how the team had planned to carry out the assassination; mentioning the embassy staff Jean Paul Nyirubutama as a key player in the failed plot to end Gen Kayumba’s life.
The witness who is a close associate of the key suspects referred to as 1, 2, 3, and 4 in the trial also the ones who carried out the shooting explained what he had communicated with the said suspects but could not know what other suspects 5 and 6 had communicated noting the fact that they could have been working with the top most planners of the plot.
The case was adjourned to today (Wednesday) owing it to a poor interpreter who could not speak perfect Kinyarwanda as he was a Burundian the prosecution opted to get a different trusted interpreter who can speak Kinyarwanda, the language the key witness uses.
The case, which opened at 9:00 o’clock went up to 2:00 o’clock due its involvement of many issues that include attempted and conspiracy to murder, unlawful possession of arms and ammunition and trying to bribe police with one million US dollars by one Pascal Kanyandekwe.
The court which was highly guarded by South Africa’s security personnel proved that it was a security sensitive case that may provide more secrets over the role by the Kigali government in the attempted assassination of Kayumba Nyamwasa in June last year considering the fact that Rwanda refused to lift the diplomatic immunity of its embassy staff to allow investigations.
29 June, 2011
Rwandan soldiers behind SA assassination attempt, court told.
Mail & Guardian
by DONNA BRYSON
June 29 2011 16:20
One of the men accused of trying to kill a former Rwandan general exiled in South Africa said that Rwandan soldiers with plenty of cash and cars were behind the plot, a friend testified on Wednesday.
The testimony came on the second day of trial in the June 2010 shooting of Lieutenant General Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa. The former Rwandan military chief went into exile just months before he was attacked in Johannesburg.
Rwandan President Paul Kagame's government has denied allegations of involvement in the case. However, witnesses in the trial have asked for special protection, saying they fear the Rwandan government.
Kalisa Mubarak, a 36-year-old Rwandan who immigrated to South Africa in 2003, testified on Wednesday that he has known one of the six suspects since they were children.
He said that former Rwandan soldier Amani Uriwani told him about being recruited by some European-based Rwandans to help with a job in Johannesburg.
Mubarak said his friend would only say the target was also a soldier, and he tried to talk Uriwani out of taking part. Uriwani was offered R10 000 for his part in the attack, according to his friend's testimony.
Prosecutors say Mubarak has been moved with his wife and three children to a secret location under a witness protection programme.
Two body guards sat nearby as he testified in English and Kinyarwanda. He wore dark glasses and sat in the witness stand with his chin sunk in a black-and-white checked scarf draped around his neck.
Three Rwandans and three Tanzanians are accused of attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and other charges in Nyamwasa's shooting.
Nyamwasa and other Rwandans living abroad have accused the president of crushing dissent and democracy after he helped to end the 1994 genocide.
In danger
In May, British police warned some Rwandan exiles living in the UK that their lives were in danger, and the threat is believed to have emanated from the Rwandan government.
Human rights groups say opposition politicians, journalists and civil society activists have been subjected to crackdowns inside Rwanda as well.
The key suspect in the South Africa case is Pascal Kanyandekwe, a Rwandan businessman. He's also accused of plotting to kill Nyamwasa while the general was hospitalised after the shooting.
Kanyandekwe and four men not linked to the shooting are to stand trial in the hospital plot later this month. He also is accused of bribery after two police officers said he offered them $1-million to let him go when they arrested him in July 2010.
by DONNA BRYSON
June 29 2011 16:20
One of the men accused of trying to kill a former Rwandan general exiled in South Africa said that Rwandan soldiers with plenty of cash and cars were behind the plot, a friend testified on Wednesday.
The testimony came on the second day of trial in the June 2010 shooting of Lieutenant General Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa. The former Rwandan military chief went into exile just months before he was attacked in Johannesburg.
Rwandan President Paul Kagame's government has denied allegations of involvement in the case. However, witnesses in the trial have asked for special protection, saying they fear the Rwandan government.
Kalisa Mubarak, a 36-year-old Rwandan who immigrated to South Africa in 2003, testified on Wednesday that he has known one of the six suspects since they were children.
He said that former Rwandan soldier Amani Uriwani told him about being recruited by some European-based Rwandans to help with a job in Johannesburg.
Mubarak said his friend would only say the target was also a soldier, and he tried to talk Uriwani out of taking part. Uriwani was offered R10 000 for his part in the attack, according to his friend's testimony.
Prosecutors say Mubarak has been moved with his wife and three children to a secret location under a witness protection programme.
Two body guards sat nearby as he testified in English and Kinyarwanda. He wore dark glasses and sat in the witness stand with his chin sunk in a black-and-white checked scarf draped around his neck.
Three Rwandans and three Tanzanians are accused of attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and other charges in Nyamwasa's shooting.
Nyamwasa and other Rwandans living abroad have accused the president of crushing dissent and democracy after he helped to end the 1994 genocide.
In danger
In May, British police warned some Rwandan exiles living in the UK that their lives were in danger, and the threat is believed to have emanated from the Rwandan government.
Human rights groups say opposition politicians, journalists and civil society activists have been subjected to crackdowns inside Rwanda as well.
The key suspect in the South Africa case is Pascal Kanyandekwe, a Rwandan businessman. He's also accused of plotting to kill Nyamwasa while the general was hospitalised after the shooting.
Kanyandekwe and four men not linked to the shooting are to stand trial in the hospital plot later this month. He also is accused of bribery after two police officers said he offered them $1-million to let him go when they arrested him in July 2010.
28 June, 2011
Plot to strangle Rwandan General in SA hospital after failed assasination attempt.
June 28 2011 at 05:03pm
By Donna Bryson
Pretoria News
First a gunman shot an exiled Rwandan army general. When he survived, prosecutors say the people who wanted him dead plotted to strangle him in his South African hospital bed.
Prosecutors won't say whether they believe Rwandan President Paul Kagame's government was behind the attack carried out in another corner of the continent.
But on Tuesday as the trial began, prosecutors disclosed that key witnesses are now under special protection in South Africa because they fear the Rwandan government.
Rwandan authorities have angrily denied the allegations of involvement in the June 2010 attack on Lt. Gen. Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, and have even hired a South African lawyer to monitor the court proceedings this week in Johannesburg.
“The government of Rwanda doesn't have anything to hide. They're not involved in this,” their lawyer Gerhard van der Merwe told The Associated Press.
Prosecutor Shaun Abrahams refused to say Tuesday whether his case would implicate the Rwandan government. He said the evidence will speak for itself during the complex trial, which is being conducted in English and translated into three other languages: French, Swahili and Kinyarwanda.
The shooting victim, who has kept a low profile since the June 2010 attack, also faces international war crimes charges linked to the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide - allegations he denies.
Nyamwasa was once Rwanda's military chief before he fell out with the president and went into exile in South Africa last year. He and several other top Kagame aides have since been convicted in absentia on charges that include threatening state security.
Now three Rwandans and three Tanzanians are accused of attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and other charges in Nyamwasa's shooting in South Africa. They each pleaded not guilty to the charges Tuesday.
Nyamwasa and other Rwandans living abroad have accused the president of crushing dissent and democracy after he helped to end the 1994 genocide that left more than 500,000 people dead in Rwanda.
In May, British police warned some Rwandan exiles living in the UK that their lives were in danger, and the threat is believed to have emanated from the Rwandan government.
Human rights activists also charged last year that Rwanda's Tutsi-led government was pursuing Hutus in neighboring Uganda. Rwanda's government denied involvement in a series of attacks on Hutu Rwandans in Uganda.
Human rights groups say opposition politicians, journalists and civil society activists have been subjected to crackdowns inside Rwanda as well. Earlier this year, in a case Human Rights Watch said was politically motivated,
Rwanda's High Court sentenced an opposition leader to four years in prison on charges of endangering national security, attempting to organize unauthorized protests and inciting ethnic divisions.
The key suspect in the South Africa case is Pascal Kanyandekwe, a Rwandan businessman. He's also accused of plotting to kill Nyamwasa while the general was hospitalized after the shooting.
Kanyandekwe and four men not linked to the shooting are to stand trial in the hospital plot later this month. He also is accused of bribery after two police officers said he offered them $1 million to let him go when they arrested him in July 2010.
The other two Rwandans accused in the case are Nyamwasa's driver and a former Rwandan soldier, according to prosecutors.
While Nyamwasa portrays himself as a champion of democracy and is a victim in the trial that opened Tuesday, he also faces serious criminal charges.
He and other senior Tutsis are accused of waging an extermination campaign against Hutus in the chaotic aftermath of Rwanda's genocide -charges that Nyamwasa denies.
A Spanish judge in 2008 charged Nyamwasa and 39 other members of the Rwandan military with the mass killings of civilians after they seized power in Rwanda.
A U.N. report last year echoed the 2008 Spanish charges, accusing invading Rwandan troops of killing tens of thousands of Hutus in 1996 and 1997 in neighboring Congo.
South African refugee and human rights groups have gone to court to try to have Nyamwasa's asylum status stripped because of the allegations.
In a lawsuit filed earlier this month, the groups acknowledge it might not be safe for Nyamwasa to return to Rwanda and instead proposed that he be tried in South Africa.
Sapa-AP
By Donna Bryson
Pretoria News
First a gunman shot an exiled Rwandan army general. When he survived, prosecutors say the people who wanted him dead plotted to strangle him in his South African hospital bed.
Prosecutors won't say whether they believe Rwandan President Paul Kagame's government was behind the attack carried out in another corner of the continent.
But on Tuesday as the trial began, prosecutors disclosed that key witnesses are now under special protection in South Africa because they fear the Rwandan government.
Rwandan authorities have angrily denied the allegations of involvement in the June 2010 attack on Lt. Gen. Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, and have even hired a South African lawyer to monitor the court proceedings this week in Johannesburg.
“The government of Rwanda doesn't have anything to hide. They're not involved in this,” their lawyer Gerhard van der Merwe told The Associated Press.
Prosecutor Shaun Abrahams refused to say Tuesday whether his case would implicate the Rwandan government. He said the evidence will speak for itself during the complex trial, which is being conducted in English and translated into three other languages: French, Swahili and Kinyarwanda.
The shooting victim, who has kept a low profile since the June 2010 attack, also faces international war crimes charges linked to the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide - allegations he denies.
Nyamwasa was once Rwanda's military chief before he fell out with the president and went into exile in South Africa last year. He and several other top Kagame aides have since been convicted in absentia on charges that include threatening state security.
Now three Rwandans and three Tanzanians are accused of attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and other charges in Nyamwasa's shooting in South Africa. They each pleaded not guilty to the charges Tuesday.
Nyamwasa and other Rwandans living abroad have accused the president of crushing dissent and democracy after he helped to end the 1994 genocide that left more than 500,000 people dead in Rwanda.
In May, British police warned some Rwandan exiles living in the UK that their lives were in danger, and the threat is believed to have emanated from the Rwandan government.
Human rights activists also charged last year that Rwanda's Tutsi-led government was pursuing Hutus in neighboring Uganda. Rwanda's government denied involvement in a series of attacks on Hutu Rwandans in Uganda.
Human rights groups say opposition politicians, journalists and civil society activists have been subjected to crackdowns inside Rwanda as well. Earlier this year, in a case Human Rights Watch said was politically motivated,
Rwanda's High Court sentenced an opposition leader to four years in prison on charges of endangering national security, attempting to organize unauthorized protests and inciting ethnic divisions.
The key suspect in the South Africa case is Pascal Kanyandekwe, a Rwandan businessman. He's also accused of plotting to kill Nyamwasa while the general was hospitalized after the shooting.
Kanyandekwe and four men not linked to the shooting are to stand trial in the hospital plot later this month. He also is accused of bribery after two police officers said he offered them $1 million to let him go when they arrested him in July 2010.
The other two Rwandans accused in the case are Nyamwasa's driver and a former Rwandan soldier, according to prosecutors.
While Nyamwasa portrays himself as a champion of democracy and is a victim in the trial that opened Tuesday, he also faces serious criminal charges.
He and other senior Tutsis are accused of waging an extermination campaign against Hutus in the chaotic aftermath of Rwanda's genocide -charges that Nyamwasa denies.
A Spanish judge in 2008 charged Nyamwasa and 39 other members of the Rwandan military with the mass killings of civilians after they seized power in Rwanda.
A U.N. report last year echoed the 2008 Spanish charges, accusing invading Rwandan troops of killing tens of thousands of Hutus in 1996 and 1997 in neighboring Congo.
South African refugee and human rights groups have gone to court to try to have Nyamwasa's asylum status stripped because of the allegations.
In a lawsuit filed earlier this month, the groups acknowledge it might not be safe for Nyamwasa to return to Rwanda and instead proposed that he be tried in South Africa.
Sapa-AP
Rwandan Police allegedly on manhunt for FDU-Inkingi member in Gisagara District, Southern Province.
Done in Kigali
27th June 2011
On 6th June 2011, the FDU-Inkingi informed the public about a spree of night gun murders in parts of Rwanda, particularly in Gisagara District (Southern Province). The police accused the opposition party of trying to rush to the media before officially reporting the incidents. Since then, a police manhunt began for FDU-Inkingi member, Mr. Jean-Bosco Hanganimana, a resident of Gisagara District.
From the 25th June, deployments of mobile police forces and night army patrols sent residents of the Higiro location (Sector Nyanza, Gisagara District) into a panic.
The same day, the Executive of Higiro location, Madame Niwebasa Assumpta, expelled Mr. Jean Bosco Hanganimana, an FDU-Inkingi member, from the Umuganda community work in Nyanza sector and stated that “nobody should worry about what will happen to that FDLR supporter and to those opposed to the ruling RPF”. At 16:00, the police searched his house but failed to arrest him. At 20:00, without a search warrant, 6 soldiers, a local defence forces' staff and a civilian night patrolman stormed his house, searched it and arrested his wife who was later released.
Many months before on 12th November 2010, the police abducted Mr. Jean-Bosco Hanganimana from the hospital and detained him for 19 days on unknown charges. There were allegations he was abused and tortured in detention. He was reportedly attacked because he belongs to the FDU-Inkingi.
The FDU-Inkingi party is calling on the Rwandan government to impartially investigate these incidents and ensure all local authorities and security services respect the basic rights of all Rwandan citizens.
For the FDU-Inkingi,
Boniface Twagirimana
Interim Vice-President
27th June 2011
On 6th June 2011, the FDU-Inkingi informed the public about a spree of night gun murders in parts of Rwanda, particularly in Gisagara District (Southern Province). The police accused the opposition party of trying to rush to the media before officially reporting the incidents. Since then, a police manhunt began for FDU-Inkingi member, Mr. Jean-Bosco Hanganimana, a resident of Gisagara District.
From the 25th June, deployments of mobile police forces and night army patrols sent residents of the Higiro location (Sector Nyanza, Gisagara District) into a panic.
The same day, the Executive of Higiro location, Madame Niwebasa Assumpta, expelled Mr. Jean Bosco Hanganimana, an FDU-Inkingi member, from the Umuganda community work in Nyanza sector and stated that “nobody should worry about what will happen to that FDLR supporter and to those opposed to the ruling RPF”. At 16:00, the police searched his house but failed to arrest him. At 20:00, without a search warrant, 6 soldiers, a local defence forces' staff and a civilian night patrolman stormed his house, searched it and arrested his wife who was later released.
Many months before on 12th November 2010, the police abducted Mr. Jean-Bosco Hanganimana from the hospital and detained him for 19 days on unknown charges. There were allegations he was abused and tortured in detention. He was reportedly attacked because he belongs to the FDU-Inkingi.
The FDU-Inkingi party is calling on the Rwandan government to impartially investigate these incidents and ensure all local authorities and security services respect the basic rights of all Rwandan citizens.
For the FDU-Inkingi,
Boniface Twagirimana
Interim Vice-President
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