A team of South African police officers and UN investigators have arrested Fulgence Kayishema, one of the four remaining fugitives wanted by the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

A team of South African police officers and UN investigators have arrested Fulgence Kayishema, one of the four remaining fugitives wanted by the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

Kayishema was a former police inspector who allegedly participated in the massacre of thousands of Tutsi civilians at Nyange church and other locations in Kivumu commune

He was also accused of being a member of the Akazu, a group of Hutu extremists who planned and executed the genocide that killed more than 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutu in 100 days.

He was also accused of being a member of the Akazu, a group of Hutu extremists who planned and executed the genocide that killed more than 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutu in 100 days.

Kayishema had been on the run for nearly three decades, evading justice and changing his identity several times

Kayishema had been on the run for nearly three decades, evading justice and changing his identity several times

He had lived in various countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and South Africa.

He had lived in various countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and South Africa.

Kayishema is expected to be transferred to the IRMCT’s branch in Arusha, where he will face trial on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Kayishema is expected to be transferred to the IRMCT’s branch in Arusha, where he will face trial on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.