Netherlands: Man held for extradition to Rwanda

The Public Prosecution Service in Netherlands has today held a 54 – year resident of Leusden for extradition to Rwanda.

Jean Baptiste M. is suspected of involvement in the 1994 genocide against Tutsis.

The suspect is also accused of crimes of preparation and execution of massacres of Tutsis in Nyakabanda, in the capital of Kigali where he was Secretary – General of the CDR which was then a notorious extremist party.

He is suspected of involvement in the drawing up of lists of the names of Tutsis who were to be killed. Include He would also have been involved in the supply of weapons to militiamen, erecting roadblocks and several attacks on Tutsis.

Residency withdrawal

In June 2013 the Netherlands residence of Jean Baptiste M. was withdrawn from him after discovering serious reasons to believe that Jean Baptiste participated in the Genocide against Tutsis.

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