Weekly review

Institutions and structures in place guarantee stability - Kagame President Paul Kagame on Thursday said that whoever has plans to disturb peace and security will not succeed, because there are institutions and structures that ensure the stability of the country. The Head of State made the remarks while addressing the monthly press conference at Village Urugwiro. Responding to a question regarding the recent arrests of suspected terrorists who were planning to carry out violent activities in the country, Kagame said that there was no reason for anyone to worry because any terrorist activities will be thwarted with the help of the citizens. The President went on to say that he is confident that the citizens know where they have come from and what they have achieved in the past few years and would not let anyone sabotage their progress. The Head of State touched on a number of issues including regional integration, the economy, ICT, energy, food security and Investment. Belgian Court questions Rusesabagina over FDLR links Fugitive Paul Rusesabagina was, early this week, questioned by the Belgian Federal Prosecution in the presence of a rogatory investigative commission from Rwanda over his alleged links to terrorist group Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR). Belgian media reports indicate that Rusesabagina, wanted by the Government of Rwanda on suspicion of financing subversive activities, came under scrutiny from Belgian Prosecution especially regarding his FDLR connections. It is the first time, Rusesabagina, who has been falsely portrayed as a hero by Hollywood through the movie “Hotel Rwanda” is investigated by a foreign country over his links with the FDLR. Rwanda has filed a complaint to the US regarding his subversive activities. Rusesabagina is accused of sending money via Western Union to two top commanders of the FDLR with the aim of recruiting new fighters for a new terrorist organization known as Coalition of Democratic Forces (CDF) which would then be a military wing of the FDU-Inkingi Terror suspects implicate Kayumba Suspected terrorists recently arrested in Kigali, have disclosed that they received financial support from renegades Kayumba Nyamwasa and Emmanuel Habyarimana to carry out terror activities and wage war on Rwanda. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, one of the suspects, Ramathan Sibomana, said that Kayumba and Habyarimana sent them money through Western Union and MoneyGram money transfer services. Both Kayumba and the former Minister of Defence, Habyarimana, are linked to Rwanda National Congress (RNC) and Convention National des Republicains (CNR) respectively. The suspects also acknowledged to have planned to commit terror acts targeting diplomats, government officials and fuel storage facilities, among others. Genocide fugitive arrested in Kigali A man who was handed a 30-year sentence by Gacaca court, but had been on the run, is now in police custody. Claver Zirimwabagabo, 51, was arrested, Tuesday, at Giti Kinyoni in Nyarugenge District. He is said to have been wandering in various parts of the country evading justice. Zirimwabagabo, believed to have relocated to Rulindo District after committing crimes in Kicukiro District, has been in hiding for the last 17 years. Niboye Sector Gacaca court, Kicukiro District where the fugitive resided during Genocide, sentenced him in absentia after it found him guilty of committing several atrocities, including murder. He was a member of an Interahamwe cluster called Abazulu, which also raped Tutsi women in front of their husbands Police Spokesperson, Supt. Theos Badege, who confirmed the arrest, said that they were tipped-off by the public. Court throws out Kanziga’s application to gag French TV Mrs Habyarimana and two other Genocide fugitives had filed a complaint in the Tribunal de Paris against the screening of the documentary titled “Genocide in Rwanda: the killers among us?” to be aired by the public television channel.The documentary is part of a collection of investigative documentaries called “The great hunt,” by journalist Manolo Arthuys. Habyarimana’s two co-complainants were ex-FAR lieutenant-colonel, Marcel Bivugabagabo, and Dr. Charles Twagira, both Genocide suspects. On Thursday, the judge of the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris, Emmanuel Binoche, dismissed the trio’s lawsuit.Alain Gauthier, President of the France-based activists - “Collectif des Parties Civiles pour le Rwanda” (CPCR), told The New Times that: “Kanziga, who had asked the two to join her, claimed that the documentary which puts them into question did not respect the “presumption of innocence.” Her request for asylum has been turned down twice by the French interior ministry but she continues to live in the European country. She is among the most wanted fugitives responsible for the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Ends