Enos Kagaba
Enos Kagaba | |
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| Born | Enos Iragaba Kagaba 1954 (age 69–70) Gisovu Commune, Kibuye Prefecture, Rwanda |
| Nationality | Rwandan |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Conviction(s) | Crime against humanity |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
Date apprehended | February 2001 |
| Imprisoned at | Kigali central prison |
Enos Iragaba Kagaba (born 1954, Kibuye Prefecture)[1] is a Rwandan businessman who, in 2001, was arrested at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport when he attempted to gain entry into the United States.[2]
Arrest
He was initially charged with fraud and attempting to enter the country under false identity. Once the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Human Rights Violators and Public Safety Unit (HRVPSU) became aware that Rwanda had issued an international arrest warrant against Kagaba for actions of genocide during the 1994 war in Rwanda, genocide charges were also added.[3] A removal order was then issued.
This was the first incidence in the United States of a removal order for the accusation of genocide. The United States used 18 U.S.C. §2340a to establish jurisdiction over Kagaba.[2] This statute granted jurisdiction over an alleged offender if he: a) is a national of the United States OR b) is present in the United States (regardless of whether he or the victims(s) are/were U.S. nationals).
Gacaca Courts
In October 2011 he was sentenced to life imprisonment for his important role in the Rwandan genocide[4]
References
- ^ http://www.france-rwanda.info/article-declaration-de-m-kagaba-enos-detenu-a-la-prison-centrale-de-kigali-86929037.html
- ^ a b Beth Van Schaack & Ronald C. Slye, International Criminal Law and Its Enforcement: Cases and Materials (2007)
- ^ "INSIDE ICE Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 13: ICE WINS LANDMARK RWANDAN GENOCIDE CASE". Archived from the original on September 23, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2008.
- ^ https://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/read/35659
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