US deports Rwandan man suspected of taking part in 1994 genocide
Jean Léonard Teganya, who arrived in Rwanda on Monday, faces genocide-related charges, a prosecution spokesperson said.
According to local authorities, a man suspected of participating in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda was deported from the US and will face trial. Jean Léonard Teganya, 55, arrived in Rwanda on Monday. Justin Nkusi, a spokesperson for the prosecution, said Teganya faces genocide-related charges and is being questioned by police before prosecutors receive his file.
He was indicted in 2014 over alleged involvement in crimes in several areas of Huye district, in the south. Rwandan authorities accuse him of committing some of them on a university campus and at a medical school. At the time, Teganya denied any part in the genocide.
The indictment started an investigation into his presence in the US, and Rwanda sought his deportation. After leaving Rwanda in July 1994, he later applied for asylum in Canada. Per the US Justice Department, he got around a Canadian deportation order and entered the US in 2014.
In 2019, a federal jury in Boston determined he had engaged in immigration fraud and perjury after requesting asylum in the US. Extremist Hutus killed an estimated 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus during the genocide. A survivor, Yolande Mukakasana, told the AP she welcomed the decision.
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A genocide suspect returned to face trial
ABC News carries the Associated Press report under the headline "Rwandan man in the US sent back home to face genocide charges." It opens with the deportation of a man suspected of taking part in the 1994 genocide and the trial he is due to face, according to local authorities. Prosecution spokesperson Justin Nkusi is the main official voice: he says Teganya faces genocide-related charges and is being questioned by police.
The report then covers the 2014 indictment, his denial at the time, his flight from Rwanda and later asylum bid in Canada, his path into the US as the US Justice Department describes it, and the 2019 Boston jury finding of immigration fraud and perjury. It gives the estimated toll of 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus. It closes with genocide survivor Yolande Mukakasana, who welcomed the decision and said such crimes are "never time-barred."
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A genocide suspect returned to face trial
The Seattle Times publishes the Associated Press report from Kigali under the headline "Rwandan man in the US sent back home to face genocide charges." The story opens with the deportation of a man suspected of taking part in the 1994 genocide and the trial he is due to face, according to local authorities. Justin Nkusi, a spokesperson for the prosecution, is the main official voice.
He says Jean Léonard Teganya faces genocide-related charges and is being questioned by police before prosecutors receive his file. The report also covers the 2014 indictment, Teganya's denial at that point, and what Rwandan officials say he allegedly did in Huye, at a university campus and a medical school. It follows his path through Canada to the US, citing the US Justice Department, and the 2019 federal jury finding in Boston.
Survivor Yolande Mukakasana, who spoke to the AP in Kigali, closes the piece, saying survivors "remain hopeful that justice will be done."
- The Seattle Times: Rwandan man in the US sent back home to face genocide charges
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A genocide suspect deported to face charges
The Washington Times headlines its report "Rwandan genocide suspect deported by the U.S. to face charges." It reports that a Rwandan man suspected of involvement in the 1994 genocide has been removed from the US and will be tried for the offenses he is accused of, according to local authorities.
- The Washington Times: Rwandan genocide suspect deported by the U.S. to face charges
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