A Look At Key Suspects In Rwanda’s Genocide

A LOOK AT KEY SUSPECTS IN RWANDA’S GENOCIDE

Bureau News
Gaea Times (blog)
October 6th, 2009

A look at key suspects in Rwanda’s genocide

A look at some of the top suspects and convicts in Rwanda’s 1994
genocide:

— Idelphonse Nizeyimana: Former deputy intelligence chief accused
of orchestrating the killings of thousands of people. Police say he
was arrested Monday in Uganda on charges of genocide, complicity in
genocide, and direct and public incitement to commit genocide.

— Felicien Kabuga: Rwanda’s most wanted genocide suspect. A wealthy
businessman, Kabuga has been on the run since he is accused of helping
finance the genocide.

— Gregoire Ndahimana: Former mayor in Rwanda. He is in custody and
pleaded not guilty to planning the massacres on Tutsis who had sought
refuge at the Nyange Parish.

— Callixte Kalimanzira: A former interior minister in Rwanda. He has
been sentenced to 30 years in prison for tricking thousands of people
to hide on a hill, only to watch them get slaughtered by militias.

— Col. Theoneste Bagosora: Former director of Rwanda’s Ministry of
Defense. He is appealing a life sentence after being convicted of using
his position to direct Hutu soldiers to kill Tutsis and moderate Hutus.

— Augustin Ngirabatware: A former Rwandan minister accused of
diverting funds from international donors to murderous militias. He is
in custody, charged with genocide and crimes against humanity, and has
pleaded not guilty. Ngirabatware is the son-in-law of Felicien Kabuga.