BERLIN – German federal prosecutors say they have arrested two Rwandan men suspected of issuing orders to a mostly ethnic Hutu militia that carried out crimes against humanity on Democratic Republic of Congo civilians.
Prosecutors said in a statement issued yesterday that German police had arrested 46-year-old Ignace Murwanashyaka in southwestern Karlsruhe and 48-year-old Straton Musoni in the Stuttgart area.Prosecutors said they suspect the men served as the top military leaders of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda militia. It is known by its French acronym FDLR.The pair are alleged to have exercised ‘significant influence’ over the militia that carried acts of war in DRC.They were to be brought before a judge later yesterday.- Nampa-AP
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