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| Rwanda intelligence chief Karenzi Karake granted bail by UK court | Rwanda intelligence chief Karenzi Karake granted bail by UK court |
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| Rwanda's intelligence chief Karenzi Karake has been granted bail of £1m ($1.6m) by a court in London. | Rwanda's intelligence chief Karenzi Karake has been granted bail of £1m ($1.6m) by a court in London. |
| Karenzi Karake was detained at London's Heathrow Airport on Saturday, in response to a European Arrest Warrant. | Karenzi Karake was detained at London's Heathrow Airport on Saturday, in response to a European Arrest Warrant. |
| Rwanda's President Paul Kagame had earlier launched a scathing verbal attack on the UK government over Gen Karake's arrest. | Rwanda's President Paul Kagame had earlier launched a scathing verbal attack on the UK government over Gen Karake's arrest. |
| Mr Kagame said it was a continuation of "colonialism" and accused the British of "arrogance and contempt". | Mr Kagame said it was a continuation of "colonialism" and accused the British of "arrogance and contempt". |
| Gen Karake is accused by Spain of ordering massacres in the wake of the 1994 Rwanda genocide. | Gen Karake is accused by Spain of ordering massacres in the wake of the 1994 Rwanda genocide. |
| He will be freed once the £1m is paid and other bail conditions are met. | He will be freed once the £1m is paid and other bail conditions are met. |
| After the hearing, Rwanda's High Commissioner to Britain, Williams Nkurunziza, said: "I'm very happy but I would have been happier if he would have been allowed to return. | After the hearing, Rwanda's High Commissioner to Britain, Williams Nkurunziza, said: "I'm very happy but I would have been happier if he would have been allowed to return. |
| "This is the best it gets with this legal system." | "This is the best it gets with this legal system." |
| Gen Karake will have to report to police daily and live either at the high commissioner's home or in a house rented by the Rwandan embassy. | Gen Karake will have to report to police daily and live either at the high commissioner's home or in a house rented by the Rwandan embassy. |
| President Kagame said that the British authorities "must have mistaken [Gen Karake] for an illegal immigrant. The way they treat illegal immigrants is the way they treat all of us". | President Kagame said that the British authorities "must have mistaken [Gen Karake] for an illegal immigrant. The way they treat illegal immigrants is the way they treat all of us". |
| He added that the British had been patronising, "wagging a finger at the African and telling him this is where you belong. We are no longer the African that belongs there". | He added that the British had been patronising, "wagging a finger at the African and telling him this is where you belong. We are no longer the African that belongs there". |
| The BBC's Newsnight programme reported that Gen Karake was in the UK to meet the head of MI6, Britain's foreign intelligence agency. | |
| The scene in court - Richard Galpin, BBC News | The scene in court - Richard Galpin, BBC News |
| The public gallery of the magistrates' court was packed with Gen Karake's supporters, who applauded and shouted as he entered the courtroom, dressed in a bright green and yellow tracksuit. | The public gallery of the magistrates' court was packed with Gen Karake's supporters, who applauded and shouted as he entered the courtroom, dressed in a bright green and yellow tracksuit. |
| Sitting in the dock with a policeman either side of him, he turned to acknowledge his supporters, raising his hands in a gesture of solidarity. | Sitting in the dock with a policeman either side of him, he turned to acknowledge his supporters, raising his hands in a gesture of solidarity. |
| For the rest of the hearing, he remained impassive, speaking only a few words when required by the district judge, including confirming that he opposed the extradition request made by the Spanish authorities. | For the rest of the hearing, he remained impassive, speaking only a few words when required by the district judge, including confirming that he opposed the extradition request made by the Spanish authorities. |
| After hearing lengthy arguments about whether to release him from custody, the district judge eventually agreed with Gen Karake's lawyer that he was a suitable candidate for bail. | After hearing lengthy arguments about whether to release him from custody, the district judge eventually agreed with Gen Karake's lawyer that he was a suitable candidate for bail. |
| But the judge imposed a series of conditions to ensure the police can constantly monitor his whereabouts. | But the judge imposed a series of conditions to ensure the police can constantly monitor his whereabouts. |
| On the street outside the court, his supporters started singing in celebration. | On the street outside the court, his supporters started singing in celebration. |
| Gen Karake, 54, was greeted by cheers and clapping by supporters as he arrived in the courtroom. | Gen Karake, 54, was greeted by cheers and clapping by supporters as he arrived in the courtroom. |
| A full hearing to discuss his extradition to Spain will take place on 29 and 30 October. | A full hearing to discuss his extradition to Spain will take place on 29 and 30 October. |
| Gen Karake's defence team includes Cherie Booth, former British prime minister Tony Blair's wife. | Gen Karake's defence team includes Cherie Booth, former British prime minister Tony Blair's wife. |
| In Rwanda, there have been protests outside the British High Commission in the capital, Kigali. | In Rwanda, there have been protests outside the British High Commission in the capital, Kigali. |
| Protesters have threatened to remain until Gen Karake is released. | Protesters have threatened to remain until Gen Karake is released. |
| Accusations facing Gen Karake: | Accusations facing Gen Karake: |
| William Gelling, the UK's High Commissioner to Rwanda, addressed the crowd briefly on Wednesday. | William Gelling, the UK's High Commissioner to Rwanda, addressed the crowd briefly on Wednesday. |
| "All I can say is that this was a legal decision as you understand, on behalf of the Spanish legal authorities. | "All I can say is that this was a legal decision as you understand, on behalf of the Spanish legal authorities. |
| "The UK is a very close partner with Rwanda,'' he said, as quoted by the AP news agency. | "The UK is a very close partner with Rwanda,'' he said, as quoted by the AP news agency. |
| Spanish investigative judge Andreu Merelles indicted Gen Karake in 2008 for alleged war crimes, along with 39 other current or former high-ranking Rwandan military officials. | Spanish investigative judge Andreu Merelles indicted Gen Karake in 2008 for alleged war crimes, along with 39 other current or former high-ranking Rwandan military officials. |
| He is accused of killing ethnic Hutu civilians in both Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo, after the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) came to power in 1994. | He is accused of killing ethnic Hutu civilians in both Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo, after the 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. |
| He is also accused of ordering the killing in 1997 of three Spanish nationals working for Medicos del Mundo. | He is also accused of ordering the killing in 1997 of three Spanish nationals working for Medicos del Mundo. |