Karegeya murder: Tough times for Rwanda opposition
Brigadier-General John-Peter Bagabo (centre) flanked by unidentified officers reads out Patrick Karegeya’s sentence (among others) in 2011. Karegeya was tried in absentia and sentenced to 20 years. Photo/FILE/AFP
Rwandan opposition groups have been rattled by the murder of Patrick Karegeya, former head of external intelligence, who was found dead in a Johannesburg hotel.
Mr Karegeya’s body was discovered on January 2 in his room at the Michelangelo Hotel; the police said he was suspected to have been strangled. A rope around his neck and a bloodied towel were found in the room.
