{{LITIGATION by a consortium of human rights groups to overturn the asylum status of an alleged fugitive from justice, Rwandan Lt- Gen Kayumba Nyamwasa, was yesterday described as “absurd” by a close ally.}}<\/p>\n
Johannesburg-based Southern African Litigation Centre and the Consortium of Refugees and Migrants Rights SA last week filed papers in the high court to overturn a decision by the Department of Home Affairs granting refugee status to Lt-Gen Nyamwasa.<\/p>\n
In January Lt-Gen Nyamwasa was sentenced to life imprisonment by Rwanda\u2019s military court on charges of terrorism.<\/p>\n
Last year he was granted asylum in SA despite claims that he was a war criminal. The decision outraged human rights groups, which argued he played an active role in events that led to the genocide in Rwanda 17 years ago.<\/p>\n
Lt-Gen Nyamwasa\u2019s close ally and Rwanda\u2019s former chief of external security, who also lives in SA, yesterday defended his refugee status.<\/p>\n
Col Karegeya is also wanted in Rwanda for allegedly committing various crimes including corruption and money laundering.<\/p>\n
The Presidency and the departments of home affairs, justice and international relations were cited as respondents to the court application.<\/p>\n
“We had hoped the South African authorities would act \u2026 without involving the courts but they have so far failed to accede to our demand,” Alan Wallis, a lawyer at the Southern Africa Litigation Centre remarked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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