The former Rwandan Prime Minister Pierre-Célestin Rwigema above has been confirmed to have arrived into the country after many years in exile.
The Permanent Secretary in the Foreign Affairs ministry, Mary Baine confirmed to igihe.com that Rwigema was indeed in the country.
Another senior government official contacted by igihe.com revealed that Rwigema is in the country and is slated to hold a press conference on Monday.
Meanwhile Aneclet kalibata of the Directorate of Immigration and Emigration, told igihe.com that Rwigema returned to Rwanda on his own and wasn’t deported to the country.
Martin Ngoga the Prosecutor General told igihe.com today, “For the past few years, the National Public Prosecution Authority embarked on a campaign to track down Genocide Fugitives. This was accompanied by a general review of indictments to ensure we process only those that were strongly sustainable in terms of evidence”.
“Those that were found to be wanting were suspended. This exercise is continuous and it is in this context that Pierre Celestin Rwigema’s case file was suspended. As a general rule, the suspension and reopening of cases depends on availability of new evidence,”Ngoga explained.
Rwigema was born on 27 July 1953. He was Prime minister from 1995–2000 and Education Minister from 1994-1995.
In 2001, he was accused of alleged involvement in the 1994 Rwanda genocide and government issued an arrest warrant issued for him after his resignation as Prime Minister.
After his resignation, Rwigema fled to the United States where he sought political asylum.
The government of Rwanda reportedly told the U.S. government that Rwigema had been involved in the genocide and asked that he be arrested.
However, lateron an immigration judge cleared Rwigema and was eventually granted political asylum by the United States immigration court in Detroit.
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