US deports Rwandan national accused of involvement in genocide
Rwanda’s prosecutor said Teganya is the eighth genocide fugitive deported from the United States since 2007.
- On Monday, November 9, the United States deported Jean Leonard Teganya, a Rwandan man accused of participating in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, to Rwanda where he was arrested at Kigali International Airport.
- The National Public Prosecution Authority indicted Teganya in 2014 for alleged involvement in genocide and crimes against humanity, with prosecutors alleging he participated in killings at the University Teaching Hospital of Butare.
- A federal jury convicted Teganya in April 2019 of immigration fraud and perjury for lying about his role in the genocide, resulting in 97 months imprisonment before removal.
- NPPA Spokesperson Faustin Nkusi stated Teganya is the eighth genocide fugitive deported to Rwanda since 2007, while the National Public Prosecution Authority continues pursuing additional pending indictments.
- The 1994 genocide against the Tutsi resulted in approximately 800,000 deaths over 100 days. The National Public Prosecution Authority commended United States judicial authorities for their collaboration in ensuring accountability.
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Nairobi, Nov 10 (EFE).- A Rwandan citizen, imprisoned in the United States for lying about his alleged involvement in the 1994 genocide perpetrated in his country, has been deported to Rwanda, where he is accused of crimes related to the massacre, reported the Rwandan National Public Prosecutor’s Authority (NPPA). In a statement issued [...] The U.S. entry deports a suspect of the 1994 genocide to Rwanda was first published in HolaNews.
Suspect in 1994 Rwandan genocide deported from US
A Rwandan man jailed in the United States for lying about his involvement in the 1994 genocide has been deported to his home country, the state prosecutor said on Monday. The Rwandan genocide began in April 1994, and over approximately 100 days some 800,000 people, mostly minority Tutsis, were murdered. Jean Leonard Teganya, 55, was convicted in April 2019 of two counts of immigration fraud and three of perjury after lying about his alleged role…
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