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A Rwandan spy chief who was arrested in London over alleged war crimes was freed by a British court yesterday after his defence team led by Cherie Blair won their bid to stop him being extradited.
General Karenzi Karake, the head of Rwanda's intelligence service – who was described by Tony Blair's wife as a ‘hero' to his people – was held at Heathrow Airport in June.
Spain had issued a European Arrest Warrant for Gen Karake, 54, over alleged war crimes in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and for ordering the killing of Spanish aid workers in 1997.
But Howard Riddle, chief magistrate for England and Wales, yesterday ruled there was insufficient evidence to substantiate Spain's allegations under UK law.
For extradition under the Arrest Warrant, there must be enough proof for charges in both the country seeking extradition and the one where a suspect has been arrested.
Aaron Watkins, representing the Crown Prosecution Service, said Spanish authorities now accepted the general had not committed an offence that could be prosecuted in both countries. Mr Watkins offered no evidence.
Mrs Blair, who led Gen Karake's defence team in her role as a QC specialising in human rights law, attended the hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court.
Gen Karake was in custody from his arrest on June 20 – when he was allegedly on his way to a meeting with the head of MI6 Alex Younger – until his release on bail of £1million on June 25.
Sources close to the security services said he had ‘useful information' about terrorism in east Africa, including activities of the Islamist group Al-Shabaab, that had a direct effect on British interests.
Conservative MP and former international development secretary Andrew Mitchell said: ‘These events do not reflect well on the Spanish legal system, the European Arrest Warrant or indeed on Britain.
‘What a terrible way to treat a senior official from a friendly government who was here to help us in the battle against terrorism. There's little doubt that the Rwandan government are owed an apology.
The decision to drop the extradition has also been hailed in his home country. Rwanda's minister of foreign affairs Louise Mushikiwabo posted on Twitter: ‘Delighted! Gen. KK coming home! This was an unnecessary and abusive process.'
Justice minister Johnston Busingye added that it was ‘an unjust case'.
A statement issued by Mrs Blair's law firm last night said: ‘The General should never have been arrested and extradition proceedings should never have been initiated. Omnia Strategy is pleased the General can now return home to his family and to fulfilling his duties in [Rwanda].'
After securing his bail in June, Mrs Blair told BBC Radio 4 she thought the charges were politically motivated, adding: ‘To the Rwandan people and government, the general is a hero. They see this very much as a personal attack on Rwanda itself.'
She said the proper place for his alleged crimes to be investigated was in Rwanda itself – despite his position as the country's spy chief and a close ally of president Paul Kagame.
Source: DailyMail
Wishful thinking.ninaamini karake atakaa nchini mwake kwa miaka mingi sana bila kutoka nje, au akitaka kutoka atakua anaita wanasheria wake kwanza waangalie sheria za nchi anayoenda kama zina dual criminality na sheria za spain especially on the aspect of "war crimes", akijua hilo hatatembelea hiyo nchi. that is one.
pili ni kwamba, hii ni achabu kubwa sana kwamba atakuwa anaishi kama mfungwa duniani, hatakuwa na uhuru kutembea duniani kama wanadamu wengine. huyu tunamuweka kwenye kundi moja na al bashir ambaye anasafiri kwa shida. hata asiposhitakiwa lakini hiyo ni adhabu tosha kabisa. cha moto amekiona hata hivyo kwa siku hizi huko Uk atakua ameona ni kama miaka mia. iwe fundisho kwa wauaji wengine wa Rwanda pamoja na wanasiasa wengine dunaini kuwa ukifaya maovu mbeleni ndio kitakuwa kifungo chako, utaishi duniani kama mtumwa.
Ni habari mbaya kwa wapenda amani dunia nzima. Kwa bahati mbaya sheria ni lazima zifuatwe. La kuzingatia ni kwamba Karake ameachiwa kwa sababu kisheria, ili Uingereza iruhusu extradiction, inabidi makosa aliyoshitakiwa nayo spain yawe pia makosa nchini Uingereza. Unfortunately, kosa la war crimes aliloshitakiwa nalo spain halimo uingereza. Hiyo ndio sababu pekee. Hajaachiwa kwa sababu ni "diplomat" au kwa sababu hana kosa. Pure technicality. Tuhuma dhidi yake zinabaki pale pale. Na siku moja haki itatendeka tu duniani au ahera.
Analysis by Rob Wilson, BBC News
For an extradition to be made following a European arrest warrant, the alleged offence must be against the law of both the prosecuting country, in this case Spain, and the country of arrest (UK). There is, however, a list of 32 offences for which dual criminality is not required.
"Terrorism" is on that list but "war crimes" are not. It appears that Gen Karake's defence team successfully argued that he was facing war crimes charges in Spain, and so "dual criminality" did not apply.
In addition, Gen Karake cannot be charged for war crimes committed in another country under UK law, as he can in Spain. This is because of Spain's particular laws relating to "universal jurisdiction", which allow Spanish courts to indict those it believes have carried out crimes against humanity, war crimes, genocide or torture.
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame had strongly condemned Gen Karake's arrest, saying the UK was showing a "colonial" mentality.
He was on an official visit to London when police arrested him.
Spanish investigative judge Andreu Merelles had indicted Gen Karake, along with 39 other current or former high-ranking Rwandan military officials.
He was accused of killing ethnic Hutu civilians in both Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo, after Mr Kagame's Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) came to power in 1994.
The Tutsi-dominated RPF helped end the genocide, in which some 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were slaughtered by Hutu extremists.
Gen Karake is also accused of ordering the killing in 1997 of three Spanish nationals working for Medicos del Mundo.
Rwanda has always maintained that Gen Karake was innocent, and the charges were politically motivated.
His defence team included Cherie Booth, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife.
source: UK dismisses Rwanda spy chief Karenzi Karake case - BBC News
wishful kivipi koba, amekamatwa UK kama kuku au kibaka wa manzese pamoja na heshima zake zote alizonazo rwanda, kule uk walimwona pusi tu. nadhali walisema ohh huyu pusi anatoka hiki kinchi kama kidoti kisichona maliasiali zaidi ya women and gollila....wezi wa madini ya congo....wakamkamata kama machinga tu na kumuweka ndani. rais wenu amelia weee piga mayowe weee, yeye mwenyewe najua aliumia moyo vya kutosha na hiyo ilikuwa adhabu ya kutosha. hata kama hamtakubali ukweli ni kwamba amepata adhabu ya kutosha na bado ataishi kama tumwa, hataishi kama unavyoishi wewe koba ukisafiri popote upendavyo. zaidi ya yote hii imeonekana ni dharau kwa kanchi kako hako, uk imekadharau sana kanchi kako na wanaweza kufanya lolote na hamna la kufanya. na bado,,kuna wengine wengi watadharilishwa kama huyu kuku wa kisasa.Wishful thinking.
vipi yule askari aliyetungua wenzake huko kulinda amani naye alikuwa interahamwe au fdlr? au alikuwa mhutu nini?Habari mbaya kwa interahamwe na wauaji wote ndio maana wako kimya leo kama wamenyeshewa na mvua za masika,mwambie Kabuga na fugitives uncles zako nao waende London au Burundi tuu then uje uandike humu matokeo
wishful kivipi koba, amekamatwa UK kama kuku au kibaka wa manzese pamoja na heshima zake zote alizonazo rwanda, kule uk walimwona pusi tu. nadhali walisema ohh huyu pusi anatoka hiki kinchi kama kidoti kisichona maliasiali zaidi ya women and gollila....wezi wa madini ya congo....wakamkamata kama machinga tu na kumuweka ndani. rais wenu amelia weee piga mayowe weee, yeye mwenyewe najua aliumia moyo vya kutosha na hiyo ilikuwa adhabu ya kutosha. hata kama hamtakubali ukweli ni kwamba amepata adhabu ya kutosha na bado ataishi kama tumwa, hataishi kama unavyoishi wewe koba ukisafiri popote upendavyo. zaidi ya yote hii imeonekana ni dharau kwa kanchi kako hako, uk imekadharau sana kanchi kako na wanaweza kufanya lolote na hamna la kufanya. na bado,,kuna wengine wengi watadharilishwa kama huyu kuku wa kisasa.
vipi yule askari aliyetungua wenzake huko kulinda amani naye alikuwa interahamwe au fdlr? au alikuwa mhutu nini?
andika point, au ndiyo mlivyofundisha huko rwanda kujibu hoja, pamoja na kwamba umekulia tz, umepewa vyakula vya ukimbizini tz, ukapewa choo ya kunya tz na kupakizwa gari la kitz kukurudisha kwenu rwanda....huko ndio hali halisi uliyoikuta ambayo huwezi kuandika kwa kufikiria na kutoa point? hivi mnyarwanda anaweza kuongea kitu gani kwa mtz? who is a Rwandan before a Tanzanian? mna sauti kweli?Mkuu una comedy sana wewe na unavyoandika ni kama mtoto wa darasa la pili tuachie hapo tuu.
nasikia alikua mhutu, na kwasababu ya kabila lake, serikali yako imesema alikua gaidi au alikuwa na matatizo ya buongo. wengi tumejiuliza alikuwa na matatizo ya ubongo kwasababu alikuwa mtusi aliyekuwepo RPF na damu za watu zinamlilia hadi anachizika au alikuwa mhutu aliyeona watu wake wananyanyawa na paka akaamua kuwafyatulia ndugu wa rpf risasi?I don't know so no comment.
Seems hata unachoandika wewe mwenyewe huelewi,anyway ndio akili za interahamwe full matope ..hamsaidiki nyie.andika point, au ndiyo mlivyofundisha huko rwanda kujibu hoja, pamoja na kwamba umekulia tz, umepewa vyakula vya ukimbizini tz, ukapewa choo ya kunya tz na kupakizwa gari la kitz kukurudisha kwenu rwanda....huko ndio hali halisi uliyoikuta ambayo huwezi kuandika kwa kufikiria na kutoa point? hivi mnyarwanda anaweza kuongea kitu gani kwa mtz? who is a Rwandan before a Tanzanian? mna sauti kweli?
kwahiyo mimi kama mtz ni interahamwe?hahahah, pusi kweli wewe. jua kuwa, jinsi mnavyowaona wahutu ni second class huko kwenu kigali, ukija huku bongo ninyi watusi na wahutu wote tunawaona third class, kiburi chote cha watusi kwetu ninyi huwa tunawafananisha na mahousegirl tu au wachunga ng'ombe wetu, wakata majani.Seems hata unachoandika wewe mwenyewe huelewi,anyway ndio akili za interahamwe full matope ..hamsaidiki nyie.
kwahiyo mimi kama mtz ni interahamwe?hahahah, pusi kweli wewe. jua kuwa, jinsi mnavyowaona wahutu ni second class huko kwenu kigali, ukija huku bongo ninyi watusi na wahutu wote tunawaona third class, kiburi chote cha watusi kwetu ninyi huwa tunawafananisha na mahousegirl tu au wachunga ng'ombe wetu, wakata majani.
:lol::lol::lol::lol:wishful kivipi koba, amekamatwa UK kama kuku au kibaka wa manzese pamoja na heshima zake zote alizonazo rwanda, kule uk walimwona pusi tu. nadhali walisema ohh huyu pusi anatoka hiki kinchi kama kidoti kisichona maliasiali zaidi ya women and gollila....wezi wa madini ya congo....wakamkamata kama machinga tu na kumuweka ndani. rais wenu amelia weee piga mayowe weee, yeye mwenyewe najua aliumia moyo vya kutosha na hiyo ilikuwa adhabu ya kutosha. hata kama hamtakubali ukweli ni kwamba amepata adhabu ya kutosha na bado ataishi kama tumwa, hataishi kama unavyoishi wewe koba ukisafiri popote upendavyo. zaidi ya yote hii imeonekana ni dharau kwa kanchi kako hako, uk imekadharau sana kanchi kako na wanaweza kufanya lolote na hamna la kufanya. na bado,,kuna wengine wengi watadharilishwa kama huyu kuku wa kisasa.
Ni habari mbaya kwa wapenda amani dunia nzima. Kwa bahati mbaya sheria ni lazima zifuatwe. La kuzingatia ni kwamba Karake ameachiwa kwa sababu kisheria, ili Uingereza iruhusu extradiction, inabidi makosa aliyoshitakiwa nayo spain yawe pia makosa nchini Uingereza. Unfortunately, kosa la war crimes aliloshitakiwa nalo spain halimo uingereza. Hiyo ndio sababu pekee. Hajaachiwa kwa sababu ni "diplomat" au kwa sababu hana kosa. Pure technicality. Tuhuma dhidi yake zinabaki pale pale. Na siku moja haki itatendeka tu duniani au ahera.
Analysis by Rob Wilson, BBC News
For an extradition to be made following a European arrest warrant, the alleged offence must be against the law of both the prosecuting country, in this case Spain, and the country of arrest (UK). There is, however, a list of 32 offences for which dual criminality is not required.
"Terrorism" is on that list but "war crimes" are not. It appears that Gen Karake's defence team successfully argued that he was facing war crimes charges in Spain, and so "dual criminality" did not apply.
In addition, Gen Karake cannot be charged for war crimes committed in another country under UK law, as he can in Spain. This is because of Spain's particular laws relating to "universal jurisdiction", which allow Spanish courts to indict those it believes have carried out crimes against humanity, war crimes, genocide or torture.
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame had strongly condemned Gen Karake's arrest, saying the UK was showing a "colonial" mentality.
He was on an official visit to London when police arrested him.
Spanish investigative judge Andreu Merelles had indicted Gen Karake, along with 39 other current or former high-ranking Rwandan military officials.
He was accused of killing ethnic Hutu civilians in both Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo, after Mr Kagame's Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) came to power in 1994.
The Tutsi-dominated RPF helped end the genocide, in which some 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were slaughtered by Hutu extremists.
Gen Karake is also accused of ordering the killing in 1997 of three Spanish nationals working for Medicos del Mundo.
Rwanda has always maintained that Gen Karake was innocent, and the charges were politically motivated.
His defence team included Cherie Booth, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife.
source: UK dismisses Rwanda spy chief Karenzi Karake case - BBC News
wishful kivipi koba, amekamatwa UK kama kuku au kibaka wa manzese pamoja na heshima zake zote alizonazo rwanda, kule uk walimwona pusi tu. nadhali walisema ohh huyu pusi anatoka hiki kinchi kama kidoti kisichona maliasiali zaidi ya women and gollila....wezi wa madini ya congo....wakamkamata kama machinga tu na kumuweka ndani. rais wenu amelia weee piga mayowe weee, yeye mwenyewe najua aliumia moyo vya kutosha na hiyo ilikuwa adhabu ya kutosha. hata kama hamtakubali ukweli ni kwamba amepata adhabu ya kutosha na bado ataishi kama tumwa, hataishi kama unavyoishi wewe koba ukisafiri popote upendavyo. zaidi ya yote hii imeonekana ni dharau kwa kanchi kako hako, uk imekadharau sana kanchi kako na wanaweza kufanya lolote na hamna la kufanya. na bado,,kuna wengine wengi watadharilishwa kama huyu kuku wa kisasa.
Gen. KK ni zero brain kabisa, hivi inakuwaje mkuu wa ma-spy wa taifa unakamatwa kama kuku bila kujua?