US deports genocide fugitive to Rwanda

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The United States deported Oswald Rurangwa, a genocide fugitive who was sentenced to 30 years in jail by the local Gacaca court in 2007 for his role in the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

What you need to know:

  • Oswald Rurangwa is accused of having actively taken part in mass murder in former Prefecture de Kigali, now Kigali City, particularly in the Gisozi suburb.
  • The US has so far deported six among 23 genocide fugitives living in the country.
  • Since 2007, the Genocide Fugitives Tracking Unit (GFTU) has issued 1,146 indictments and arrest warrants against Genocide fugitives in 33 countries. Only 47 fugitives have been extradited or tried.