One of Rwanda’s Most Wanted Genocide Suspects Arrested in South Africa After 22 Years on Run

One of Rwanda’s Most Wanted Genocide Suspects Arrested in South Africa After 22 Years on Run
Rwanda genocide suspect Fulgence Kayishema. International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals via AP
The Associated Press
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa—One of the most wanted suspects in Rwanda’s genocide, a police officer suspected of orchestrating the killing of more than 2,000 people at a church nearly three decades ago, has been arrested in South Africa after 22 years on the run, a special tribunal set up by the United Nations to find the perpetrators said Thursday.

The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) said Fulgence Kayishema was arrested Wednesday at a vineyard in Paarl, a small town in a wine-making region about 30 miles east of Cape Town.