Former Rwandan general Faustin Nyamwasa’s refugee status set aside
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Bloemfontein on Wednesday formalised an agreement setting aside the refugee status of former Rwandan army general Faustin Nyamwasa. The parties to the agreement were the Consortium of Refugees and Migrants in SA (Cormsa) and several government respondents including the minister of international relations and co-operation. Nyamwasa was granted asylum in 2010 after fleeing his home country due to a disagreement with Rwandan President Paul Kagame. Nyamwasa and Kagame were founding members of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), which took power in 1994, ending the mass slaughter of more than 800‚000 Tutsi people. Nyamwasa has been accused of being involved in the commission of war crimes and crimes against humanity between 1994 and 1998 and was granted asylum despite the allegations‚ sparking the consortium‚ the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) and the Wits Law Clinic to petition the courts. The Supreme Court of Appeal was set to hear the appe...
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