Swedish decision sets a good precedence

The Swedish government announced a landmark decision that it will extradite a Rwandan fugitive to face charges on Genocide and other crimes against humanity committed during the 1994 slaughter. Sylvere Ahorugeze, 53, has been in Swedish custody since last July, accused of participitating in the extermination of 25 people in Kigali City. When he was arrested, Rwanda demanded that the suspect be extradited to face charges for his role in planning and carrying out the killings. And earlier this year, the Swedish Supreme Court said it did not see any legal reasons for Sweden not to extradite Ahorugeze. Yesterday, the Swedish government went a step further and announced it will extradite the suspect within the next 45 days.