By: Jennifer Fierberg
The Director General of the National Security Service in Rwanda,
Emmanuel Karenzi Karake has been placed under arrest in an undisclosed
facility in Rwanda. Sources held in Rwanda state he was arrested due to
frequent and high volume of unexplained phone traffic between him the
slain Patrick Karegeya.
Lieutenant General Karenzi Karake joined the RPF in the mid 1980’s after serving in the National Resistance Army in Uganda. He fought for the RPF under President Paul Kagame during the 1994 genocide and served during peacekeeping missions in Darfur and Sudan. In February 2008, a Spanish judge indicted Karake, alleging that when he was
Lieutenant General Karenzi Karake joined the RPF in the mid 1980’s after serving in the National Resistance Army in Uganda. He fought for the RPF under President Paul Kagame during the 1994 genocide and served during peacekeeping missions in Darfur and Sudan. In February 2008, a Spanish judge indicted Karake, alleging that when he was
Rwanda’s
intelligence chief between 1994 and 1997 he was responsible for a series
of political assassinations and massacres.
Human Rights Watch claimed
that forces under his command had killed civilians in 2000 while
fighting Ugandan troops in the Congolese town of Kisangani. In April
2010 President Kagame announced a shake-up of the military command, and a
few days later ordered the arrest of Karake, who was accused of immoral conduct.
The source further stated that all soldiers are shaken by the death
of Patrick Karegeya and quite aggrieved. Civil society remains silent
doesn’t want to talk about his death due to fear of the government.
The loss of Col. Karegega has opened up a myriad of questions as to
how loyal President Paul Kagame’s armed forces are to him. It is a
well-known fact that there is no communication in or out of Rwanda that
is not monitored by the government in both civil and government society
and yet this high-ranking official was able to communicate with
political opposition groups on a regular basis without the knowledge of
the government.
Sadly, many Government of Rwanda officials have been seen abusing the
children of Patrick Karegeya on social media. Louise Mushikiwabo,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, has been one of the most shocking offenders
of this activity.
Investigations continue and news will be updated as information is obtained.
Investigations continue and news will be updated as information is obtained.
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