The Rwanda National Police has denied allegations of harassing members of the Regional Human Rights League in the Great Lakes region (LDGL).
In a communiqué released late Tuesday by LDGL accused the Police’s Criminal Investigation Department of questioning and detaining two of its members namely Joseph Sanane and Epimack Kwokwo who are of Congolese nationality.
However, according to Police spokeperson Sup. Theos Badege, the two were arrested following a claim from one of the LDCL members who filed a case accusing the two of funds embezzlement.
“Investigations are progressing even though we have released them but they are not allowed to leave the country until we have a conclusion in the investigation,” he remarked.
According to the LDGL press release, the two were last week on Friday stopped by Rwandan border officials at Akanyaru on their way to Burundi for a management committee meeting to prepare the annual general meeting.
“Both were detained and taken to the capital, Kigali for questioning, Kwokwo was released in the same evening while Sanane was detained and released the following day,” the statement read.
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