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SA drops Rwanda shooting charges | SA drops Rwanda shooting charges |
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Lt Gen Nyamwasa used to be a close ally of President Kagame | Lt Gen Nyamwasa used to be a close ally of President Kagame |
Charges have been dropped against two men arrested over the shooting in South Africa of Rwandan dissident Lt Gen Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, police say. | Charges have been dropped against two men arrested over the shooting in South Africa of Rwandan dissident Lt Gen Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, police say. |
Four men are now due in court on Tuesday over the shooting of Rwanda's former army chief of staff. | Four men are now due in court on Tuesday over the shooting of Rwanda's former army chief of staff. |
Lt Gen Nyamwasa, who was shot in the the stomach on Saturday, has been released from hospital and is now being cared for at his home in Johannesburg. | Lt Gen Nyamwasa, who was shot in the the stomach on Saturday, has been released from hospital and is now being cared for at his home in Johannesburg. |
Rwanda has denied accusations it tried to assassinate Lt Gen Nyamwasa. | Rwanda has denied accusations it tried to assassinate Lt Gen Nyamwasa. |
Meanwhile, the justice ministry in South Africa has also confirmed receiving an extradition request from Rwanda for both Lt Gen Nyamwasa and Patrick Karegeya, a former colonel in the Rwandan army, says the BBC's Karen Allen in Johannesburg. | |
Lt Gen Nyamwasa is accused of being behind grenade attacks in Kigali earlier this year in which more than 30 people were injured and one person was killed. | Lt Gen Nyamwasa is accused of being behind grenade attacks in Kigali earlier this year in which more than 30 people were injured and one person was killed. |
Lt Gen Nyamwasa has denied the allegations. | Lt Gen Nyamwasa has denied the allegations. |
The nationality of the four suspects is still unknown and police have been reluctant to give more information because investigations are at a "sensitive stage". | The nationality of the four suspects is still unknown and police have been reluctant to give more information because investigations are at a "sensitive stage". |
Lt Gen Nyamwasa's wife, Rosette, accused Rwanda's President Paul Kagame of wanting her husband dead. | Lt Gen Nyamwasa's wife, Rosette, accused Rwanda's President Paul Kagame of wanting her husband dead. |
"[Mr Kagame] said it in parliament that he will actually kill my husband, that wherever he is he will follow him and kill him," she said. | "[Mr Kagame] said it in parliament that he will actually kill my husband, that wherever he is he will follow him and kill him," she said. |
But Rwanda's Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo said in a statement that Mr Kagame's government "does not condone violence" and said she trusted South Africa to investigate the shooting thoroughly. | But Rwanda's Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo said in a statement that Mr Kagame's government "does not condone violence" and said she trusted South Africa to investigate the shooting thoroughly. |
Arrest warrants | Arrest warrants |
Once a close confidante of Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, Lt Gen Nyamwasa fled to South Africa in February and has since accused the president of corruption - charges Mr Kagame denies. | Once a close confidante of Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, Lt Gen Nyamwasa fled to South Africa in February and has since accused the president of corruption - charges Mr Kagame denies. |
There have been several recent defections from the military ahead of elections due in August. | There have been several recent defections from the military ahead of elections due in August. |
Lt Gen Nyamwasa played an important role in the rebel Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), led by Mr Kagame, which put a stop to the 1994 genocide and which is now in power. | Lt Gen Nyamwasa played an important role in the rebel Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), led by Mr Kagame, which put a stop to the 1994 genocide and which is now in power. |
But France and Spain have issued arrest warrants against Mr Nyamwasa for his alleged role in killings in the lead-up to and during the genocide, along with other senior RPF figures. | But France and Spain have issued arrest warrants against Mr Nyamwasa for his alleged role in killings in the lead-up to and during the genocide, along with other senior RPF figures. |
Mr Kagame is viewed by many in the West as one of Africa's more dynamic leaders. | Mr Kagame is viewed by many in the West as one of Africa's more dynamic leaders. |
However critics have raised concerns about his more authoritarian tendencies and the government has recently been accused of harassing the opposition ahead of the elections. | However critics have raised concerns about his more authoritarian tendencies and the government has recently been accused of harassing the opposition ahead of the elections. |
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