Rwandan Genocide Defender in Alabama

Jean Damascène Bizimana is said to be hiding out in Opelika, Alabama.
Rwandan Genocide Defender in Alabama
Rwandan soldiers attend a ceremony on Feb. 25, 2009, in Goma. (Lionel Healing/AFP/Getty Images)
Kremena Krumova
4/6/2010
Updated:
10/1/2015

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Rwandan soldiers attend a ceremony on Feb. 25, 2009, in Goma. (Lionel Healing/AFP/Getty Images)
Rwandan diplomat Jean Damascène Bizimana, who supported the genocide in the country during its peak and ordered the slaughter of 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and Hutus, is said to be hiding out in Opelika, Alabama, according to the Washington Post.

David L. Bosco, a scholar at American University and a former senior editor at Foreign Policy of the newspaper, claims to have identified Bizimana and said the 36 year-old diplomat works as a quality-control manager at a plastics factory in Opelika.

The article describes his involvement in the genocide process: Bizimana, who is now an American citizen, failed to help stop the bloody massacres, but the new government has not filed charges against him. Moreover, he is not threatened by extradition, as the United States and Rwanda have not signed extradition treaties.

Kremena Krumova is a Sweden-based Foreign Correspondent of Epoch Times. She writes about African, Asian and European politics, as well as humanitarian, anti-terrorism and human rights issues.
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