German authorities have arrested three men accused of being core members of the Congo-based Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) militia.
The three men possess German nationality and were only identified as Bernard T., 49, Felicien B., 43, and Jean Bosco U., 66.
Rwanda’s Ambassador to Germany, Christine Nkulikiyinka, confirmed the development but added that Rwanda did not ask for the extradition of the suspects.
The suspects were arrested n the western cities of Bonn and Cologne, German’s federal prosecutor’s office announced.
The spokesperson of Rwanda Public Prosecutions Authority, Alain Mukuralinda, confirmed the development but declined to release further details, saying that investigations were still ongoing.
It added that arrest warrants on charges including membership to a foreign terrorist organisation had been issued by an investigating judge at the Federal Court of Justice last month,
The arrested trio is suspected of having set up an FDLR cell in Germany and having taken over publicity and propaganda work for the rebel group after the arrests of several of its leaders.
German Investigators searched the men’s homes as well as those of 11 suspected FDLR supporters in several German states in an operation involving around 150 officers.
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