Genocide suspect deported by U.S. will stand trial in Rwanda
Summary
Rwandan authorities say Jean Léonard Teganya, 55, was deported from the United States and will face trial over alleged involvement in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide. He is being questioned by police before prosecutors receive his case file; Teganya denied involvement when indicted in 2014.Key Facts
- Teganya arrived in Rwanda on Monday, according to local authorities.
- Rwandan prosecutors say he faces charges related to genocide.
- The 2014 indictment alleges crimes in several parts of Huye district, including at a university campus and medical school.
- Teganya fled Rwanda in July 1994 and later sought asylum in Canada.
- The U.S. Justice Department said Teganya evaded a Canadian deportation order and entered the United States in 2014.
- A federal jury in Boston convicted Teganya in 2019 of immigration fraud and perjury tied to his U.S. asylum application.
- An estimated 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed in the 1994 genocide.
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