Rwandas president Paul Kagame wishes he had ordered death of exiled spy chief Paul Kagame refuses to rule out ordering political assassinations but says that Patrick Karegeyas strangling in Johannesburg hotel was not done on his instruction Paul Kagame, Rwandas president, has said he wishes he had ordered the assassination of Patrick Karegeya, the countrys former spy chief who was found dead in Johannesburg last month. Rwanda did not kill this person – and its a big no, Mr Kagame said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. But I add that, I actually wish Rwanda did it. I really wish it. Mr Kagame refused to rule out that he would in principle order an assassination: Well, thats a different issue I have said what I said. His blunt comments will fuel concerns about his style of government among the international community, which recently pulled direct aid amid reports that his regime was funding insurgency in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. The security forces of several countries have now linked his regime to a string of threats to the lives of his exiled opponents. Mr Karegeya, who served as the Rwandan intelligence chief for 10 years under Mr Kagame before the two men fell out, had accused his government of ordering the shooting down of the former president Juvenal Habyarimanas plane in 1994 – an incident that sparked the genocide in which as many as one million people died. The 53-year-old married father of three was found strangled in a hotel room in Sandton, Johannesburg, on January 1. A bloodied towel and a curtain tieback were discovered in the safe. Rwandas president Paul Kagame wishes he had ordered death of exiled spy chief - THE EAST AFRICA TIMES.
Posted on: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 12:40:57 +0000
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