Zambian authorities at the weekend deported to Kigali two Rwandan refugees for immigration issues. One of Rwandan officials from the National Prosecution Authority affirms that those Rwandan nationals are deported but for other causes, not for the 1994 genocide alleged involvement.
The Spokesperson of the Rwandan National Prosecution Authority Faustin Nkusi told Umuseke that the deported were chased away by Zambia due to other causes other than the 1994 genocide involvement.
He, however, urged that if the concerned ones could be proven genocide suspects, prosecution process will be undertaken.
Their lawyer Dickson Jere told News 24 that he challenged their deportation but in vain.
“We don’t know what they have done, but one of our clients was told that he was involved in genocide and wanted back home,” said lawyer Dickson Jere.
The two are Egibe Rwasibo, who works as a medical officer at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, and businessman Innocent Habumugisha who operates shops in the capital city.
Some Rwandan nationals resident in Lusaka claimed the two were handcuffed and blindfolded before being taken to Kenneth Kaunda international airport.
Zambia’s Immigration Department spokesperson Namati Nshinka confirmed the expulsion but denied it was linked to the genocide.
“Yes, it is true that the two were deported on Sunday. The reason is that their continued stay here was a danger to good order and peace. It’s nothing to do with genocide,” he said.
A source told AFP that the two have been living in Zambia since 1997.
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