Felicien Kabuga is accused of creating the notorious Interahamwe militia that carried out massacres in the 1994 genocide.
ARRESTED. General view of the apartment building where Rwanda genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga who has been known as the financier of the genocide, was arrested on May 16, 2020, in Asnieres-sur-Seine, northwestern suburbs of Paris. Photo by Francois Guillot / AFP
The operation, carried out at dawn, resulted in the arrest of a fugitive"who has been sought by the judicial authorities for 25 years," the statement said. He also helped create the equally notorious Radio-Television Libre des Mille Collines that incited people to carry out murder in its broadcasts. A top UN prosecutor welcomed the arrest, saying it showed that suspects would be still brought to justice.
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