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| UK dismisses Rwanda spy chief Karenzi Karake case | |
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| A UK court has rejected a bid to extradite Rwanda's spy chief to Spain to stand trial for his alleged role in massacres after the 1994 genocide. | A UK court has rejected a bid to extradite Rwanda's spy chief to Spain to stand trial for his alleged role in massacres after the 1994 genocide. |
| Karenzi Karake was on bail in the UK following his arrest in June on a warrant issued by Spain. | Karenzi Karake was on bail in the UK following his arrest in June on a warrant issued by Spain. |
| His arrest strained diplomatic relations between the UK and Rwanda. | His arrest strained diplomatic relations between the UK and Rwanda. |
| A Spanish judge indicted Gen Karake in 2008 for alleged war crimes. The UK ruling has been welcomed by Rwanda's Justice Minister Johnston Busingye. | A Spanish judge indicted Gen Karake in 2008 for alleged war crimes. The UK ruling has been welcomed by Rwanda's Justice Minister Johnston Busingye. |
| Gen Karake had been the victim of "an unjust case", he said. | Gen Karake had been the victim of "an unjust case", he said. |
| Rwanda's Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo said she was "delighted" that Gen Karake was returning to Rwanda. | Rwanda's Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo said she was "delighted" that Gen Karake was returning to Rwanda. |
| "This was an unnecessary and abusive process," she said in a tweet. | "This was an unnecessary and abusive process," she said in a tweet. |
| Gen Karake: | |
| Rwanda's President Paul Kagame had strongly condemned Gen Karake's arrest, saying the UK was showing a "colonial" mentality. | Rwanda's President Paul Kagame had strongly condemned Gen Karake's arrest, saying the UK was showing a "colonial" mentality. |
| He was on an official visit to London when police arrested him. | He was on an official visit to London when police arrested him. |
| Spanish investigative judge Andreu Merelles had indicted Gen Karake, along with 39 other current or former high-ranking Rwandan military officials. | Spanish investigative judge Andreu Merelles had indicted Gen Karake, along with 39 other current or former high-ranking Rwandan military officials. |
| He was accused of killing ethnic Hutu civilians in both Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo, after Mr Kagame's Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) came to power in 1994. | He was accused of killing ethnic Hutu civilians in both Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo, after Mr Kagame's Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) came to power in 1994. |
| The Tutsi-dominated RPF helped end the genocide, in which some 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were slaughtered by Hutu extremists. | The Tutsi-dominated RPF helped end the genocide, in which some 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were slaughtered by Hutu extremists. |
| Gen Karake is also accused of ordering the killing in 1997 of three Spanish nationals working for Medicos del Mundo. | Gen Karake is also accused of ordering the killing in 1997 of three Spanish nationals working for Medicos del Mundo. |
| Rwanda has always maintained that Gen Karake was innocent, and the charges were politically motivated. | Rwanda has always maintained that Gen Karake was innocent, and the charges were politically motivated. |
| His defence team included Cherie Booth, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife. | His defence team included Cherie Booth, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife. |