Paul Kagame: Difference between revisions

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*After his election, Kagame ordered the arrest and imprisonment of Pasteur Bizimungu on false charges of treason.

*He is alleged to have supported the [[March 23 Movement]], a [[Terrorism|terrorist]] group that operated in the Eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

*He is believed to ~~be responsible for~~ the abduction and unlawful arrest of Paul Rusesabagina in August 2020, accusing him of being involved with various terrorist organizations, including the [[FDLR]]. Rusesabagina's lawyers have stated that he had been threatened with [[torture]].

*He is believed to have ordered the abduction and unlawful arrest of Paul Rusesabagina in August 2020, accusing him of being involved with various terrorist organizations, including the [[FDLR]]. Rusesabagina's lawyers have stated that he had been threatened with [[torture]].

**Kagame and Rusesabagina had a public feud for a number of years due to Rusesabagina's criticism of Kagame's government; he has accused Kagame of placing Tutsi interests above the good of Rwanda and has also brought attention to the [[war crimes]] committed by the RPF during the [[Civil War|civil war]]. However, in 2014, Rusesabagina decided to publicly forgive Kagame for the sake of moving past the genocide.

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 *After his election, Kagame ordered the arrest and imprisonment of Pasteur Bizimungu on false charges of treason.
 *He is alleged to have supported the [[March 23 Movement]], a [[Terrorism|terrorist]] group that operated in the Eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
-*He is believed to be responsible for the abduction and unlawful arrest of Paul Rusesabagina in August 2020, accusing him of being involved with various terrorist organizations, including the [[FDLR]]. Rusesabagina's lawyers have stated that he had been threatened with [[torture]].
+*He is believed to have ordered the abduction and unlawful arrest of Paul Rusesabagina in August 2020, accusing him of being involved with various terrorist organizations, including the [[FDLR]]. Rusesabagina's lawyers have stated that he had been threatened with [[torture]].
 **Kagame and Rusesabagina had a public feud for a number of years due to Rusesabagina's criticism of Kagame's government; he has accused Kagame of placing Tutsi interests above the good of Rwanda and has also brought attention to the [[war crimes]] committed by the RPF during the [[Civil War|civil war]]. However, in 2014, Rusesabagina decided to publicly forgive Kagame for the sake of moving past the genocide.