RCS officials were speaking yesterday to the media while briefing them about the institution’s achievements.
The Chief Operations Officer at RCS, CIP Alex Murenzi said that some of escapees were captured immediately after breaking prisons and others were captured from outside the country.
“In partnership with different institutions we try our best to recapture them. We have an example of one genocide convict who was recaptured from outside the country under partnership with Interpol,” he explained.
The Commissioner General for RCS, CGP George Rwigamba said that among these who are yet to be recaptured include recent Nyanza Prisonescapees, former journalist Cassien Ntamuhanga, Sibomana Kirege and Theogene Batambirije.
Though RCS claims shortage of officers, officials said that it is not the cause behind escaping.
“We get challenged when it comes to going in courts and hospital among other services, when six inmates are escorted by one officer to the hospital while they are seeking different services; it is difficult to manage their movements. That is the where they escape from but we also pay much attention,” he said.
According to RCS Rwandan prisons accommodate 64,757 inmates with 1694 RCS officers.
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