Rwanda genocide fugitive Kayishema abandons bail, seeks asylum in South Africa
Fulgence Kayishema, one of the last fugitives sought for their role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, sits in a magistrate court in Cape Town, South Africa on May 26, 2023. PHOTO | RODGER BOSCH | AFP
Fulgence Kayishema, one of the last fugitives sought over the 1994 Rwanda genocide, will apply for asylum in South Africa, where he has been living for two decades, his lawyer said Tuesday.
Kayishema, one of four remaining fugitives sought by UN investigators for their role in the genocide, was arrested last month in the town of Paarl in South Africa's Cape Winelands region.
