, the hotelier credited with saving many lives during the genocide – portrayed in the film Hotel Rwanda.In his speech, Kagame denied the deal with the UK meant Rwanda was “buying and selling people”. He said: “No, we don’t do that kind of thing. We can’t do that because of our core values …“When the UK approached us and because of a problem they have … we are happy to deal with that problem,”. “There is nothing bad about this … There is nothing we cannot be transparent about.
Kagame’s reference to the five alleged genocide suspects may be embarrassing for the UK government and fuel criticism of the asylum deal. In 2019, ministers told parliament the government was “not shielding any war criminals” and had spent £3m “trying to get the right outcome” on an investigation launched after the court rulings on extradition and requests from the Rwandan government.to “look into matters relating to the presence of alleged Rwandan war criminals in the UK and the prosecution of those who participated in the Rwandan genocide”.
Kagame became head of state in 2000 after he and his rebel forces halted the genocide in 1994 after 100 days of killing resulted in about 800,000 deaths. He brought stability, security and economic growth to a shattered country but has also been accused of running a repressive, authoritarian state.
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