Identifier
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Classification
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08KIGALI227
2008-03-31 11:19:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Kigali
Cable title:  

INTERPOL ARREST WARRANT ISSUED FOR RWANDAN

Tags:  PREL PGOV RW 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L KIGALI 000227 

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/11/2017
TAGS: PREL PGOV RW
SUBJECT: INTERPOL ARREST WARRANT ISSUED FOR RWANDAN
MILITARY CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF

REF: KIGALI 107

Classified By: CDA Cheryl J. Sim, reason 1.4 (B/D)

C O N F I D E N T I A L KIGALI 000227

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/11/2017
TAGS: PREL PGOV RW
SUBJECT: INTERPOL ARREST WARRANT ISSUED FOR RWANDAN
MILITARY CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF

REF: KIGALI 107

Classified By: CDA Cheryl J. Sim, reason 1.4 (B/D)


1. (SBU) Presidential Chief of Protocol Rose Kabuye informed
CDA March 27 that Rwanda had received an INTERPOL arrest
warrant for Rwanda Armed Forces Chief of General Staff
Brigadier General James Kabarebe following his indictment by
a Spanish judge (reftel). Forty Rwandans were indicted by
the judge, including current senior military and government
officials. Post has confirmed the issuance of the warrant
against Kabarebe, and understands that the Government of
Rwanda (GOR) is attempting to have it revoked. Warrants for
the other indictees have not been issued.


2. (C) Kabuye (protect) expressed dismay at the warrant
against Kabarebe, and said it was an embarrassment for the
country, adding that almost all of Rwanda's embassies had
notified the GOR about the arrest warrant. She also
expressed dismay over the GOR's relative lack of action
against the indictments. As recently as March 25, two senior
military officers told CDA that the GOR believed the
Government of Spain would not take any action on the
indictments. (FYI: In early March, the GOR issued a
communique condemning the indictments as politically
motivated and encouraging the international community to
denounce them and pursue justice against perpetrators of the
Rwandan genocide, but did not pursue other action. End FYI.)


3. (C) Comment: The arrest warrant clearly came as a shock
to the GOR. Along with Kabarebe, the list of 40 includes a
number of senior government officials and military officers
who travel to the United States on official travel or at the
invitation of the USG. It is unclear here whether there will
be additional warrants issued in the days ahead.
SIM