Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
France 24
France 24
World
NEWS WIRES

One of Rwanda's most wanted genocide suspects arrested in South Africa

Fulgence Kayishema (bottom left), one of Rwanda’s most wanted genocide suspects, has been arrested in South Africa after 22 years on the run. Protais Mpiranya (top left) is also a key suspect but is still at large. Photo take on May 19, 2020. © Simon Wohlfahrt, AFP/ File picture

One of the most wanted suspects in Rwanda’s genocide, a police officer suspected of orchestrating the killing of more than 2,000 people at a church nearly three decades ago, has been arrested in South Africa after 22 years on the run, a special tribunal set up by the United Nations to find the perpetrators said Thursday.

The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) said Fulgence Kayishema was arrested Wednesday at a vineyard in Paarl, a small town in a wine-making region about 30 miles east of Cape Town.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.