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Revision as of 17:32, 26 February 2011
Idelphonse Nizeyimana is a Rwandan soldier, who is alleged to have participated in the Rwandan Genocide.
An ethnic Hutu, Nizeyimana was born in Gisenyi prefecture, in the same commune as President Juvénal Habyarimana. In 1994, he held the rank of captain in the Rwandan Armed Forces, and was the second-in-command, after Tharcisse Muvunyi, of the École des sous-officiers (ESO). He is thought to have ordered the execution of Queen Dowager Rosalie Gicanda at the beginning of the killings in Butare.
On November 27, 2000, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) issued an indictment against Nizeyimana, charging him with "genocide, or in the alternative complicity in genocide, direct and public incitement to commit genocide, and crimes against humanity." Specifically, the indictment alleged that during the genocide, Nizeyimana had "instigated, encouraged, facilitated, or acquiesced to [...], the Interahamwe committing killings, kidnappings and the destruction of property."[1] He was described as "one of [the] highest targets" of the ICTR.[2]
According to the African Rights organisation he is a key member of the genocidical anti-Tutsi FDLR militia. On October 6, 2009, Nizeyimana was arrested in the Ugandan capital Kampala, apparently traveling from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Kenya on false documents.[2] The United States government had previously offered a reward of up to US$5 million for information leading to his arrest or conviction.[3] He will be presented before the International Court of Arusha in Tanzania to be judged for crimes against humanity.
References
- ^ Indictment against Nizeyimana, from the ICTR
- ^ a b Rwanda queen-killing suspect held. BBC News. October 6, 2009.
- ^ "Wanted for Genocide", United States Department of State.