The quest for justice must proceed relentlessly

On Thursday, President Paul Kagame observed that the West and international organisations have, of recent, become increasingly cooperative in the pursuit of suspects of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.This is in addition to the growing support to eliminate the security threats caused by the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) militia.In the last few weeks a number of related events have taken place. Canada finally deported Genocide suspect Léon Mugesera after legal battles that spanned nearly two decades. And, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) handed over, to Rwanda, the first genocide case.The above developments occurred at about the same time a French Judiciary report released its findings on the inquiry into who shot down the late president Habyarimana’s plane.The conclusions of the findings were similar to Rwanda’s Mutsinzi Commission - the missiles that brought down the plane were fired from the Kanombe military camp, which was under the tight control of Habyarimana’s para-commando and anti-aircraft units.There is no doubt that these are positive developments, however, this is just the beginning of a long journey in the search for justice.Rwanda has been relentless in pursuing justice and the numerous efforts are beginning to pay off.The recent developments should serve as a motivation to work harder and ensure that the lost dignity of the Rwandan people is fully restored. And, no one is going to do it, other than the Rwanda people themselves. Ends

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The quest for justice must proceed relentlessly