Prosecutor General Martin Ngoga has insisted that genocide denier, Peter Erlinder, might be summoned soon to answer cases related to both genocide denial and ideology.
The American lawyer was recently declared unprofessional by the International Tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha (ICTR), and his views as a defense lawyer at the tribunal were considered hoax.
According to Ngoga, the latest developments add more credence to Rwanda’s efforts to summon the embattled lawyer. However, the chief prosecutor did not give a specific timeline for the summons but observed that there was progress.
He further pointed out that due to Erlinder’s habit of ignoring court summons, Rwanda might use the Interpol to apprehend him, “We believe we have concrete evidence which makes it hard for him to escape justice.”
Reacting to critics who argue that Victoire Ingabire’s case is lingering, Ngoga was quick to blame foreign countries like Switzerland and Belgium for delaying to handover some of the essential evidence. Even though there are less interests from concerned nations, Ingabire will still appear in court on 16 May 2011. “We believe we have enough evidence to start the case but in the meantime, we’re still finding ways of how evidence obtained by Switzerland and Belgium would be released soon.”
He however pointed out that other countries like D.R Congo, Burundi and Holland have been cooperative. “Netherlands, for instance, has handed out evidence obtained from both witnesses and frequent searches in her house.
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