Leopold Nysngiyumva explains the abduction of Jean Chrysostome Ntirugirbambe (Chryso) with whom he worked at the UN ICTR and with whom he became friends. This blatant act of criminal aggression was committed in broad daylight in Nairobi, Kenya, with spectators who ran from the abductors' flying bullets.
Chryso was a captain in the Rwandan military in 1994. Many people have testified how he helped people and saved Tutsi lives during the massacres. Phil Taylor, an investigator at the ICTR described Chryso: "...soft spoken, very intelligent, very respected by all parties in Arusha. There was no question about character of the man. He was vetted to become a UN defense attorney."
Key questions: Why did not the UN ICTR protect Chryso, and why aren't they doing anything now? The ICTR guaranteed protection for investigators, lawyers, witnesses. Why is the international community not even condemning Chryso's arrest and kidnapping? Who of those hired by the ICTR will be next? Why does the Kagame regime get away with abductions, torture and murders of those who testified against him?
Taylor concludes: We could have had a tribunal ending impunity and instead we ended up with Mr. Kagame who has immunity and poor Chryso, who is most likely either in a Rwandan prison or has been killed.
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Interview with Leopold Nsengiyumva
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