Jean Leonard Teganya, a fugitive from the Rwandan who resided in the United States, has been sent back to Rwanda to stand trial for charges related to the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi.
On Monday, after extensive legal processes in the United States, the 55-year-old was transferred to Rwandan officials.
Teganya was charged by Rwanda in 2014 for his purported role in the genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1994 killings.
In 2019, he was found guilty in the United States of immigration fraud and perjury after officials claimed he had concealed his past while applying for political asylum.
The National Public Prosecution Authority of Rwanda has announced that Teganya is now in the custody of prosecutors and will be tried.
Prosecutors claim that Teganya, during his time as a medical student and hospital intern in the area now known as Huye District, was involved in crimes during the genocide.
At the same time, Rwandan officials expressed gratitude to the United States for their assistance, highlighting that Teganya is the eighth genocide fugitive deported to Rwanda since 2007.
The prosecution also mentioned that efforts to locate and repatriate other genocide suspects residing overseas are still in progress.
