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
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.