Félicien Kabuga
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Félicien Kabuga (born 1935) is a Rwandan businessman, accused of bankrolling and participating in the Rwandan Genocide.[1]
Kabuga was born in Muniga, in the commune of Mukarange, prefecture of Byumba, Rwanda. A multimillionaire,[1] he was closely connected to Juvénal Habyarimana's MRND party.
In June 1994, after Rwanda was conquered by the RPF, Kabuga fled the country. He first attempted to enter Switzerland, but was ordered to leave. He went to Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and was later believed to be resident in Nairobi, Kenya. The Kenyan government are currently proving to be difficult in FBI investigations to apprehend Kabuga, as he has strong links to Gideon Moi, the son of Daniel arap Moi.
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda issued an international arrest warrant for Kabuga[1] in August 1999, charging him with 11 counts, including genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide, and complicity in genocide. As of 2007, he remains at large.[1]
According to June 2008 reports by the Norwegian-based African Press International (API) Kabunga was in hiding in Oslo, Norway and might be seeking to turn himself in.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d How the mighty are falling, The Economist, 5 July 2007. Accessed online 17 July 2007.
- ^ Rwandan war criminal reportedly in Oslo, Aftenposten, 02 June 2008
- ^ Indictment against Kabuga, from the ICTR
