Man, will someone grab this guy? There are still a whole slew of these war criminals still floating around from the Rwandan genocide days, and they all have bounties too. Hopefully any of my African readers will jump on this, and I will be crossing my fingers for you. This would also be a good one for the Bounty Hunter Mobile App. if it existed. Good luck and happy hunting guys and gals. –Matt
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Alleged Rwandan genocide financier still in Kenya: US
February 09, 2010
ARUSHA — The alleged financier of the Rwandan genocide, Felicien Kabuga, is still in Kenya, notwithstanding government declarations to the contrary, US diplomat Stephen Rapp said Tuesday on a visit to Arusha.
“I’m going to Nairobi tomorrow to talk to the Kenyan authorities about the arrest of Kabuga, who is still in Kenya,” Rapp, US extraordinary ambassador on war crimes, told AFP during a visit to the Tanzanian city of Arusha.
“We have intelligence indicating Kabuga is in Kenya,” said Rapp, who made the same claim late last year.
Rapp on Tuesday discussed the same issue with officials of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), which is based in Arusha, including tribunal president Dennis Byron and prosecutor Hassan Bubacar Jallow.
Kabuga is the most wanted of 11 genocide suspects sought by the ICTR and still on the run. The United States has placed a five-million-dollar bounty on his head.
The wealthy businessman has been on the run for years since being indicted by the ICTR for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide that claimed 800,000 lives.
Kenya, where Kabuga allegedly found protection from senior officials in the previous government, denies he is in the country and has pledged to arrest him if discovered there.
ICTR officials say they remain unconvinced as long as the Kenyan authorities are unable to say when Kabuga left, through which border post and to which destination.
Born in 1935, the Rwandan businessman is said to be a frequent traveller to various African nations where he buys protection.
He was thrown out of Switzerland in 1994, and spent some time in the Democratic Republic of Congo before seeking refuge in Kenya, where he has escaped several attempts to arrest him.
Kabuga escaped arrest in Kenya in 1998, when an ICTR team raided a Nairobi house allegedly rented from a nephew of the former president and found a note indicating the fugitive had been tipped off by Kenyan police.
During his meetings in Nairobi, Rapp said he will also examine how far the Kenyan authorities have come with their project of setting up an independent tribunal to judge the perpetrators of the violence that rocked the country in early 2008, following disputed elections.
Story here.
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WantedFélicien KabugaUp to $5 Million Reward
Felicien Kabuga has been indicted for genocide, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international humanitarian law. Kabuga is alleged to be the main financier and backer of the political and militia groups that committed the Rwandan genocide.
Kabuga was co-founder and chairman of the Fonds de Défense Nationale (FDN). Through this organization, Kabuga is alleged to have provided funds to the interim Rwandan government for the purposes of executing the 1994 genocide. Moreover, Kabuga is alleged to have given logistical support to the Interahamwe militiamen by issuing them weapons and uniforms and by providing them transport in his company’s vehicles.
In addition to the reward of up to $5 million, informants may be eligible for protection of their identities and relocation for their families.
Félicien Kabuga indictment.pdf
Link to rewards for justice program here.