A former Rwandan mayor who was wanted for genocide was arrested by the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday.
Ladislas Ntaganzwa, accused of orchastrating the killing of tens of thousands of people during the 1994 genocide, was indicted in 1996 and accused of genocide, direct and public incitement to commit genocide as well as extermination murder and rape.
Rwanda’s Prosecutor General Richard Muhumza, in a statement made after the arrest, said,
“The National Public Prosecution Authority is pleased to announce the recent arrest of Ladistas Ntaganzwa, one of the last fugitive suspects sought by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.”
The United States had offered $5 million for information that lead to Mr Ntaganzwa’s arrest, reports Reuters.
In a statement released immediately after the arrest, the UN Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals called on Congo to transfer Mr Ntaganzwa to Rwanda for trial.
The Tanzania based International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has convicted 61 people for involvement in the genocide, including leading military and government officials.
Ladislas Ntaganzwa, accused of orchastrating the killing of tens of thousands of people during the 1994 genocide, was indicted in 1996 and accused of genocide, direct and public incitement to commit genocide as well as extermination murder and rape.
Rwanda’s Prosecutor General Richard Muhumza, in a statement made after the arrest, said,
“The National Public Prosecution Authority is pleased to announce the recent arrest of Ladistas Ntaganzwa, one of the last fugitive suspects sought by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.”
The United States had offered $5 million for information that lead to Mr Ntaganzwa’s arrest, reports Reuters.
In a statement released immediately after the arrest, the UN Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals called on Congo to transfer Mr Ntaganzwa to Rwanda for trial.
The Tanzania based International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has convicted 61 people for involvement in the genocide, including leading military and government officials.