Rwandan genocide suspect appears in court holding Bible after 22 years on run

Rwandan genocide suspect appears in court holding Bible after 22 years on run
Fulgence Kayishema sits in the Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, May 26, 2023. Kayishema, a former police officer, is one of the most wanted suspects in Rwanda’s genocide (Nardus Engelbrecht/AP/PA)

One of Rwanda’s most wanted suspects for the country’s 1994 genocide appeared in a South African courtroom on Friday, clutching a Bible and another book inscribed “Jesus First” on the cover.

Fulgence Kayishema was a police officer with the rank of inspector when he allegedly orchestrated the killings of more than 2,000 people – including children – as they tried to seek refuge in a church during the first days of the genocide.

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