Tharcisse Karugarama

Tharcisse Karugarama is a Rwandan politician. He was the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General in the Rwandan government.

A member of the RPF, Karugarama has played a role in the prosecution of crimes associated with the Rwandan Genocide.^[1]

Karugarama was one of the founding members of the RANU (Rwandese Alliance for National Unity ) 1979, it later became known as RPF. He was a teacher at Kitante Hill School before getting actively involved in the RPF politics in 1990 when Rwanda was invaded.

Karugarama was named in 2006 to the Justice portfolio, and named Attorney-General in 2007.

He was dropped from the government and replaced by Johnston Busingye on May 24, 2013.

Karugarama is currently an active member of the Justice Leadership Initiative.

References

↑ "Rwanda seeks ex-first lady arrest". BBC News. 11 January 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-07.

External links

Interview with Tharcisse Karugarama on French report which clears Paul Kagame of involvement in the assassination of Habyarimana and Ntaryamira which sparked the start of the Rwandan Genocide - broadcast by Radio France Internationale.

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