States must cooperate on criminal investigations

On Monday, the Dutch Police conducted a search in Ingabire’s houses in the village of Zevenhuizen, taking away several items, including computers and documents. It is important to note that the move, while commendable, came a little too late –  eight months after Rwanda’s prosecution requested several countries, including the Netherlands, US, Belgium and Switzerland, DR Congo and Burundi, to help provide information regarding Ingabire’s alleged criminal activities, which the prosecution believes she conducted, in one way or another, in those countries.