French judges lift arrest warrants against Rwandan military officials
Presidents Paul Kagame accompanies Nicolas Sarkozy as the latter inspects a guard of honour on his arrival in Kigali on February 25. Diplomatic ties between the two countries have since been restored and relations are noticeably warmer. File Photo
International arrest warrants against nine Rwandan military and government officials that a French judge issued in 2006 have been dropped.
This follows revelations by the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks that judge Jean Louis Bruguiere’s actions were politically motivated when he indicted the officials on charges that they were responsible for downing former president Juvenal Habyarimana’s plane.
