Genocide suspect Jean-Paul Micomyiza, 49, arrived in Rwanda early Wednesday, April 27, after being extradited from Sweden. <\/p>\n
The government of Sweden earlier this month gave the green light to the extradition of Micomyiza, to Rwanda where he is accused of involvement in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.<\/p>\n
This came three months after a top Swedish Court on December 21, 2021, found no reason why the Rwandan arrested in the Nordic country in 2020 should not be extradited to Kigali where he is wanted for crimes he allegedly committed during the 1994 Genocide.<\/p>\n
At the time, reports in Swedish media indicate that the government of the Nordic country decided to grant Kigali\u2019s request for Micomyiza\u2019s extradition on March 31.<\/p>\n
Micomyiza is accused of leading a militia and mutilating, murdering and raping during the genocide in 1994. His Swedish lawyers, it is reported, will now turn to the European Court of Justice.<\/p>\n
He was detained on November 17, 2020.<\/p>\n
In December 2021, reports from Sweden indicated that the Supreme Court there saw no legal obstacle to extradite Micomyiza to Rwanda.<\/p>\n
His lawyers, Thomas Bodstr\u00f6m and Hanna Larsson Rampe were against the court’s ruling, claiming that the legal system in Rwanda has serious shortcomings, a claim advanced by most defenders of suspected mass murderers elsewhere.<\/p>\n
The suspect has lived in Gothenburg, a major city in Sweden situated off the G\u00f6ta \u00c4lv River on the country’s west coast, for 15 years. <\/p>\n
He was arrested as a result of Rwanda’s request for his extradition, on suspicion of involvement in the 1994 Tutsi Genocide.<\/p>\n
Micomyiza applied but was denied citizenship in Sweden because he is politically active.<\/p>\n
During the Genocide committed against Tutsi in 1994, Micomyiza was a second year student at the then National University of Rwanda, in the Faculty of Applied Sciences. As a university student, he was also a member of a committee called Comit\u00e9 de Crise that was instrumental in committing the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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