He has a $5million bounty on his head.
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Ntaganzwa, who was indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) [official website] for genocide and crimes against humanity, including rape and sexual violence, was apprehended in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The FDLR comprises key members of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide in which 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed in just 100 days by Hutu extremists.
A fugitive accused of overseeing mass murder and organized rape during the Rwandan genocide has been arrested.
The Tanzania based International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has convicted 61 people for involvement in the genocide, including leading military and government officials.
Muhumuza said in his statement that Rwanda was prepared to prosecute Ntaganzwa before a specialised worldwide crimes chamber of its High Court.
Ntaganzwa, who eluded Interpol for 21 years, is being held in Goma in Congo, pending his extradition.
On April 15 1994 Ntaganzwa armed with a gun, transported gendarmes in the communal vehicle, while Hutu civilians and Burundian refugees he had incited earlier arrived on foot and surrounded Cyahinda Parish to prevent the Tutsis from escaping, the indictment says.
But his case was transferred to Rwanda in 2012, and the MICT prosecutor Hassan Jallow has asked authorities in DR Congo to transfer him to Kigali. “We think if there was the political will of the countries where these people are, they would all be arrested”, he said.
“We are pleased that he was arrested”, he said, adding it should be an example to other nations where remaining fugitives are still hiding.
Rwanda’s justice minister, Johnston Busingye, told Reuters that Congo’s obligation to extradite Ntaganzwa is clear and that Rwandan authorities have been in contact with their Congolese counterparts.
In a statement on Thursday, the UN Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals urged Congo to immediately transfer Ntaganzwa to Rwanda for trial.
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Eight other fugitives remain at large [ICTR materials].
