Rwanda genocide suspect to claim asylum in South Africa, lawyer says, complicating extradition
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — One of the last remaining suspects accused of orchestrating the brutal killings of some of the hundreds of thousands of people massacred in the Rwandan genocide nearly 30 years ago will apply for political asylum in South Africa after he was finally tracked down and arrested, his lawyer said Tuesday, The move will potentially further delay Fulgence Kayishema's extradition to his home country to face long-awaited justice at a genocide trial. Kayishema, a former police officer in Rwanda, is one of the last four...
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