{{Although Rwanda and Britain have no extradition treaty, a British cout has set October 28 for a hearing to determine whether five men suspected of having a hand in the 1994 Rwanda Genocide can be extradited to Rwanda.}}
The suspects have been identified as Emmanuel Nteziryayo, from Mudasomwa commune, Charles Munyaneza, from Kinyamakara, and Celestin Ugirashebuja, from Kigoma, all in the current Southern Province.
Others contesting their extradition to Rwanda include; Dr Vincent Bajinya, former head of the National Population Office, and Celestin Mutabaruka, who headed a project called ‘Crete Zaire Nil’.
According to John Bosco Siboyintore, the head of the Genocide Fugitives Tracking Unit (GFTU), “Under international law, a country has the obligation to either extradite or try suspects of such serious crimes as genocide and crimes against humanity.”
He added that; “We are only going to follow up the case in court, hear what is said.”
Siboyintore explains that although there is no extradition treaty between Rwanda and Britain, “a memorandum of understanding can be considered.”
Under international law, cases as serious as genocide or complicity to commit genocide do not require an extradition arrangement to be in place.
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