The Interpol General Secretariat has called for the arrest of over 130 fugitives suspected of taking part in the Rwandan genocide at the International Expert Meeting on Genocide, War Crimes, and Crimes against Humanity in France earlier this week.
Speaking at the event, which involved more than 150 law enforcement and judicial experts from 44 different countries, Interpol's director of operational police services, Mick O'Connell, said,
Speaking at the event, which involved more than 150 law enforcement and judicial experts from 44 different countries, Interpol's director of operational police services, Mick O'Connell, said,
"International investigations are being enhanced and prominent war criminals and mass atrocities perpetrators have been identified, located and brought to justice. Yet plenty of work remains, with nine fugitives, for example, still wanted by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and more than 130 red notices issued at the request of NCB Kigali still outstanding".John Bosco Siboyintore, the head of Rwanda's Genocide Fugitive Tracking Unit, also stated that his office had issued 156 indictments and arrest warrants for fugitives to to be seeking refuge in at least 27 countries across Europe Africa and North America. He added,
"My call to the international community was to narrow the impunity gap. Say no to safe havens for genocide perpetrators living in their respective jurisdictions. Although the 1994 genocide was committed against Tutsis, it was also committed to the whole world."See the report from All Africa here.
