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Sweden halts extradition of suspected Rwandan war criminal
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 16 - 07 - 2009


Sweden will halt the planned extradition of an
alleged Rwandan war criminal to the East African country on the
request from the European Court of Human Rights, Justice Minister
Beatrice Ask said Thursday, according to dpa.
The Swedish government last said it planned to extradite Sylvere
Ahorugeze who is suspected of crimes against humanity during the 1994
genocide in Rwanda and of involvement in the murder of around 25
people.
But following the government decision, his lawyer Hans Bredberg
appealed to the Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights,
arguing that his client would not receive a fair trial in Rwanda.
The court on Wednesday said it wanted to look into the case.
Ask, speaking on the sidelines of an informal meeting of European
justice ministers, said she had expected the move and that the
Swedish government was satisfied with its assessment of the case.
The government has said it considered several factors and noted
that the Supreme Court in May said that although there were
shortcomings in Rwanda's legal system, there were no legal obstacles
preventing Ahorugeze's return.
The 53-year-old suspect claims witness statements were part of a
plot against him and that he would not be granted a fair trial in
Rwanda. He has also cited ill-health.
Ahorugeze who had been living in neighbouring Denmark for several
years, was arrested in Sweden when he accompanied his wife on a visit
to the Rwandan embassy.
Danish authorities had held him on suspicion of war crimes, but he
was subsequently released and awarded damages when a special
prosecutor dropped the case.
An estimated 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus were
massacred by Hutu militia and civilians in the Rwandan genocide that
began in early April 1994 and lasted approximately 100 days.


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