Genocide suspect arrested

Berlin - Rwandan war crimes suspect Callixte Mbarushimana, a former UN employee wanted for his alleged role in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, has been arrested in Frankfurt, a prosecutor in the German city said on Tuesday. "He was arrested on Monday afternoon at Frankfurt airport, from where he had wanted to fly to Saint Petersburg," said Peter Rueckert, a state prosecutor in charge of extradition cases at the Frankfurt court of appeal. Rueckert said Rwandan authorities have been informed of the arrest, adding that Mbarushimana, who is wanted in France and Rwanda, would appear before a judge in the next two days. Rwandan authorities are demanding Mbarushimana's extradition, accusing him of killing and ordering the killings of many Tutsis including some of his colleagues at the UN Development Programme, where he worked in Kigali... [read full story]