Fulgence Kayishema
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Fulgence Kayishema is a Rwandan Hutu
militiaman wanted for war crimes in relation to his role in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide
. Born in Kivumu, he was the inspector of the judicial police there at the time of the genocide. His indictment cites his involvement in massacres from April 6, 1994 till April 20th, along with Athanase Seromba
, Grégoire Ndahimana
, Télesphore Ndungutse, the judge Joseph Habiyambere and the assistant mayor Vedaste Mupende.
Fulgence Kayishema is charged by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) with genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide and extermination (crimes against humanity). The ICTR indictment, dated 5 July 2001, alleges that, among other acts, Fulgence Kayishema ordered the killing of Tutsis inside Nyange church, and brought fuel for use by the Interahamwe militia to attempt to burn down the church. An estimated 2,000 civilians died in this attack alone.
On 11 June 2007, the ICTR Prosecutor filed a motion to transfer this case to Rwanda. On 16 December 2008, Trial Chamber III of the ICTR denied the motion citing concerns about the lack of fair trials in Rwanda. At present Fulgence Kayishema remains at large.
The U.S. government is offering a reward up to 5 million USD for information leading to Kayishema's arrest.
Hutu
The Hutu , or Abahutu, are a Central African people, living mainly in Rwanda, Burundi, and eastern DR Congo.-Population statistics:The Hutu are the largest of the three peoples in Burundi and Rwanda; according to the United States Central Intelligence Agency, 84% of Rwandans and 85% of Burundians...
militiaman wanted for war crimes in relation to his role in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide
Rwandan Genocide
The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass murder of an estimated 800,000 people in the small East African nation of Rwanda. Over the course of approximately 100 days through mid-July, over 500,000 people were killed, according to a Human Rights Watch estimate...
. Born in Kivumu, he was the inspector of the judicial police there at the time of the genocide. His indictment cites his involvement in massacres from April 6, 1994 till April 20th, along with Athanase Seromba
Athanase Seromba
Athanase Seromba is a Rwandan priest who was found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity committed in the Rwandan genocide....
, Grégoire Ndahimana
Gregoire Ndahimana
Grégoire Ndahimana is the former mayor of Kivumu, Rwanda. Indicted and arrested for alleged war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda , Ndahimana is thought to be one of the key figures in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, and is claimed to have had up to 6,000 Tutsi killed...
, Télesphore Ndungutse, the judge Joseph Habiyambere and the assistant mayor Vedaste Mupende.
Fulgence Kayishema is charged by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) with genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide and extermination (crimes against humanity). The ICTR indictment, dated 5 July 2001, alleges that, among other acts, Fulgence Kayishema ordered the killing of Tutsis inside Nyange church, and brought fuel for use by the Interahamwe militia to attempt to burn down the church. An estimated 2,000 civilians died in this attack alone.
On 11 June 2007, the ICTR Prosecutor filed a motion to transfer this case to Rwanda. On 16 December 2008, Trial Chamber III of the ICTR denied the motion citing concerns about the lack of fair trials in Rwanda. At present Fulgence Kayishema remains at large.
The U.S. government is offering a reward up to 5 million USD for information leading to Kayishema's arrest.