Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential hopeful Lazarus Chakwera – who is expected to be torchbearer grand opposition alliance – has condemned the needless political violence and terror against opposition parties ahead of the July 2 fresh presidential election. In an interview on Tuesday after visiting in hospital victims of arson at the UTM office located […]
Rwandan High Commissioner Monique Mukaruliza has described tolerance as an ingredient to development in a country, saying Malawians should guard against ethnic and tribal divisions, as they can plunge the country into a war similar to genocide what Rwandans experienced in 1994. The envoy said this on Saturday in Lilongwe during the commemoration of the […]
The High Court seating in Nkhata Bay district on Friday charged suspects in the murder case of Yasin Phiri, with a second offence of genocide in addition to the murder charges laid against them. The lead counsel, Chimwemwe Chithope Mwale, asked the court for the amendment of the case to include the charges of genocide […]
Rwandan community living in Malawi for the first time since the occurrence of the genocide that wiped out over a million Tutsis in 1994, commemorated the international day of reflection at the Bingu International Convention Center in Lilongwe recently. The commemoration, dubbed Kwibuka25 a Kinyarwanda phrase which translates to the 25th remembrance of the 1994 […]
Malawi government has extradited convicted businessperson and Rwandan fugitive Vincent Murekezi to his native land. The Rwandan is wanted to serve jail sentence for the role he played in the bloody 1994 genocide for which he was tried in absentia and sentenced to life imprisonment. He fled to Malawi in 2003. An application to have […]
Rwandese refugees and asylum seekers in Malawi have demanded that all genocide suspects who are being hosted in the country should be extradited back home. Deputy leader of the Rwandese community in.Malawi , Seraphin Khonje said the genocide and crimes against humanity suspects should be sent back home as this is the only way that […]
Rwanda top prosector Fautin Nkusi has said they will comply with the request from their Malawi counterparts to send witnesses to testify on the documentary eveidence it sent in the on-going extradiction case of genocide suspect Vincent Murekezi. Nkusi said the evidence it sent to Malawi directorate of prosecuton was “authentic” and that they are […]
Lilongwe Principal Magistrate Court has given the State five days to produce an authorised consent from the Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security to give a permission of process to the court to proceed hearing the extraction application of Rwandan genocide suspect Vincent Murekezi after rejecting an application by his lawyer Wapona Kita to […]
The State has served Lilongwe Principal Magistrate documents it has received from Rwandan government on Vincent Murekezi, a Rwandan who is claimed to be genocide suspect in Malawi custody amid an on-going court battle for his extradition. According to senior State advocate Steven Kayuni, the evidence will aid the State’s case in court asfailure to […]
The defence lawyer for Vincent Murekezi, a Rwandan genocide suspect in Malawi custody amid an on-going court battle for his extradition, has complained that the State has not furnished evidence of alleged crimes committed by his client. Lilongwe Magistrate Court gave the State 21 days to present eveidence against Murekezi, who is contesting an extradition […]
A high level Rwandan government delegation was in Malawi to find out the progress of efforts to repatriate a genocide suspect Vincen Murekezi. Malawi’s Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation spokesperson Rejoice Chaponda confirmed the Zambia based Rwandan Ambassodor to Malawi and his delegation has met Malawian government officials led by Foreign Affairs Minister Francis Kasaila. […]
As the Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Security was planning to meet and discuss the case of Rwandan genocide fugitive Vincent Murekezi following a petition by civil society, the petitioners have changed tune and withdrawn the petition. Some Malawians calling themselves Concerned Citizens told reporters on Thursday, led by their chairperson Phillip Kamangira, that they will […]
The petition that some concerned citizens delivered to Parliament on Rwandan genocide fugitive Vincent Murekezi has been referred back to Parliamentary Committees on Defence and Security and International Relations for further scrutiny and investigation before it can come back in the chamber for deliberation. A group calling itself Concerned Citizens petitioned Parliament to have Murekezi […]
Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate Court has adjourned for 21 days the case of Vincent Murekezi, a Rwandan genocide convict who faces extradition back to his home country to allow communication between Lilongwe and Kigali on removal process. Magistrate Patrick Chirwa made the ruling when Murekezi appeared before the court on Tuesday following his arrest last […]
Rwandese refugees linked to the 1994 genocide who fled their country and sought refuge in Malawi were meeting in up town suburb of Area 47 at Pasacar Bintangas house to strategize how they can help the arrested Vincent Murekezi, Nyasa Times can reveal. The Rwandese were discussing how they are going to help Murekezi who […]
Rwandan businessman Vincent Murekezi accused in his native country for participating in the 1994 genocide has been held in Malawi, Nyasa Times understands. Murekezi was arrested Thursday after Rwanda National Prosecution spokesman Nkusi Faustin confirmed that they have been asking Malawi for the extradition of Murekezi from 2009. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation […]
Rwanda has renewed its call for Malawi to extradite Rwandan national Vincent Murekezi who was convicted in his country for participating in the 1994 genocide. Murekezi was reportedly found guilty in Rwanda of crimes related to genocide and was given a life sentence by the courts, but escaped and has been hiding in Malawi. Rwanda […]
Now that concerned citizens have petitioned parliament over the extradition of the Rwandan genocide suspect Vincent Murekezi, government should see the seriousness of the issue and act accordingly. Government risks suffering serious diplomatic repercussion with the Rwandan government and also damage its reputation in the eyes of the international community if it continues to keep […]