{{The East African Community (EAC) Secretary General Dr. Richard Sezibera has called upon EAC member countries to arrest 1994 Rwandan genocide suspects still roaming in their territories and bring them to justice.}} <\/p>\n
\u201cI call upon member states to stop this traverse and bring the suspects to justice,\u2019\u2019 he said, stressing that genocide was a crime against humanity, which needed to be fought by all humankind.<\/p>\n
Felicien Kabuga a Rwandan tycoon is on a most wanted list of Genocide suspects. He is believed to be hiding in Kenya in one of the posh suburbs in Nairobi city. Several other genocide fugitives are loitering around member states. <\/p>\n
Dr. Sezibera said this in Arusha recently, when addressing about 1,000 people attending the 18th Rwandan genocide anniversary against the Tutsi at the Arusha International Conference Centre (AICC).<\/p>\n
He noted that Rwanda had almost ceased to exist as a nation in 1994 and paid special tribute to its neighbouring countries that showed solidarity during that difficult time.<\/p>\n
The EAC chief requested Africa and the world at large to now focus on the survivors, who apart from being traumatised by the aftermath of genocide, needed help to cope with their bad memories.<\/p>\n
Dr Sezibera also pleaded with the UN to accept Rwanda to host the archive of case proceedings and documentation emanating from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) now winding up its business.<\/p>\n
The UN has already set an International Residual Mechanism (IRM), which is charged with hosting the remaining work of the two tribunals, ICTR and that of the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY).<\/p>\n
Speaking on the same occasion, ICTR Prosecutor Hassan Bubacar Jallow appealed to countries in the Great Lake Region to arrest genocide fugitives, who still found safe heavens in their countries.<\/p>\n
\u201cI urge all states in the Great Lake Region to live up to their legal obligations by arresting and handing over genocide fugitives to Rwanda for prosecution,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
The Arusha City Acting Mayor Matthysen Paul said: \u201cI call upon the EAC and the African Union to strongly say, never again to genocide.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
The occasion, which was organised by the Rwandan Diaspora in Arusha, was preceded by a prayer service conducted by various religious leaders including Christians and Muslims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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