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| Rwanda Frees Genocide Inmates as Jails Overflow |
| By The Telegraph, London |
| Published: 01/27/2003 |
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Rwanda has released the first of about 40,000 genocide suspects to be freed because its prisons cannot cope with thousands of inmates blamed for the slaughter of almost a million people, the Justice Minister says. Jean de Dieu Mucyo told state radio that all those to be released in the next two weeks could still face trial for their part in the tribal massacres of 1994. Mr Mucyo said the 'carefully planned' release of genocide suspects was necessary because of the shortage of prison space in Rwanda. There were 120,000 people awaiting trial for their part in the genocide, placing an 'intolerable burden' on the prison system and creating health and security problems. The mass release is causing deep unease in the former Belgian colony. 'Do you expect me to live in peace when I will be forced to see on a daily basis someone who killed my parents?' asked Uwera Immaculate, a Tutsi student in Kigali, the capital. Rwanda's Prosecutor-General, Gerald Gahima, said the move was necessary for logistical reasons. |
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