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Karegeya étranglé par les agents de Kagame.
Karegeya étranglé par les agents de Kagame.
Salut à tous les Mbokatiers,
Je viens de recevoir une info sur l’opposant rwandais à Paul Kagamé
: KAREGEYA étranglé par les
agents de KAGAME en Afrique du Sud, suivi d’une interview (en anglais) de la victime Je veux partager avec tous nos compatriotes du pays et de la diaspora et des rwandais de partout dans le monde. Après avoir lu les deux documents, on comprend pourquoi il est difficile que la paix revienne à l’est de la RDC.
Bonne lecture
Jessy D
Chicago
July 2013
INTERVIEW BY OUR SPECIALCORRESPONDENT IN SOUTH AFRICA, SONIA
ROLLEY: SINCE WHEN PRESIDENT KAGAME DO YOU KNOW?
Patrick Karegeya: "We know where the missiles were Patrick Kegeya when he still wore the
uniform of the Rwandan army. Former chief of foreign intelligence Rwanda, Patrick Karegeya
fled the country in 2007 and now lives in exile in South Africa. As General Faustin Kayumba
Nyamwasa, he accused Kagame of being responsible for the attack in April 1994 killed
Juvenal Kabyarimana. Both are willing to meet the French judge in charge of the
investigation, Marc Trévidic. It is very long. We were at school together. There should be two
classes above me. So it's been over thirty years. And you worked together in the Ugandan
army. Yes, we worked in the same department, the military intelligence. When did you decide
to take up arms? I think it all started in 1987. Fred Rwigyema was still alive and there were
other officers older than us. They organized meetings, decided who among the officers should
attend. So yes, we participate in meetings, and then we returned to the field to see what was
happening. And we made them our report.
When President Kagame did take control of operations? And why him?
Why him? Because all those above him are dead. So it's rightful order. When it started, it was
not there. But when he came back, Fred is dead and the other too, so it was he who took
command because he was top of the list. We all thought it was desirableto take the lead in
and that's what he did.
So there was no dispute at the time?
No, no. It would be difficult for the military to challenge such a decision, it's not like politics.
And do not forget that we were at war; there was no place for political or democratic
considerations. And it's not as if he took the lead. There was the RPF and the Rwandan
Patriotic Army. He took control of the APR and the rest later. But that it happened gradually,
over the years, during the rebellion. Then they took power. And it was not until 1998 that he
took the head of the RPF. He managed to get rid of everyone and even his boss at the time,
Bizimungu, who was president. And we must all plead guilty because it happened before our
eyes. But as there was a war, no one had the courage to say anything or to convene a meeting
for that. So almost all civilianswere ejected from the movement.It became a military
institution that has retained the RPF name.
But we always felt that he was in charge of everything; even at the time was President Pasteur
Bizimungu. Is that all that was not decorum?
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No, not exactly. He was the head of the army and everything depended on the army.
Obviously, all those who came with a politicalproblem, they were charged with first
jeopardize the war effort, and not to be sufficiently patriotic. And very few people finally had
the courage to say "there is military action, and there is politics." So it really took control of
everything and no one dares to say anythingor even dares to contradict what he said. He
became the strong man as they say.
Why do not you challenge these decisions? Is that you did not consider that it was best to do
this job?
Best or not, it was already in place. So we would just try to fix things, to convince them not to
do some of the terrible things he had in mind. That's why we did some collateral damage. We
tried to tell him it was not good, it was not the right way to do things. But because he had all
the power, he began to see all the reviews or even just suggestions as a challenge to personal
cause. It became obvious that at one time, there was no difference between him and the state.
As you say in France: "The state is me." And now that he has all the powers, it behaves as an
absolute monarch. And no one can challenge its decisions.
Now you accuse Kagame of being behind the attack againstthe plane of Juvenal
Habyarimana. Do you have any evidence of his involvement?
If we did not, we would not say that. Obviously, we do. We do not speculate. We are not like
those who try to investigate, who say that the missile had Kanombe (note: FAR military camp,
the Rwandan army at the time). We know where the missiles were fired, which was sent, who
fired. We do not speculate. We're talking about something that we know.
But why do not you go public? Why keep it to yourself?
We do not keep to ourselves. There was no investigation worthy of the name. We do not want
to deliver all the media. Rememberthat all this will have consequences for people. People
who have lost their lives had a family, friends. If I tell you, of course, you publish and it will
not help the victims. So we always said it was to be part of a criminal investigation, we can
say in that context that we know.
The judge Trévidic you were never contacted?
No, the judges never came to us. If they do, we tell you what we know. But you can not force
their hand. If they want to hear us, they will come. And do not forget that these are French and
that victims are Rwandan. So we also think it would be better if Rwandans also did the work
... But that, of course, it can only be done after the departure of Kagame. We do not expect
there to be a Rwandan judicial inquiry at the moment. The French have taken the liberty to do
so, but none of them came to see us.
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Are you involved in this attack?
No, but that does not mean I do not know what happened.
And you do not occupy a position that allowed you to prevent this attack?
No, I do would not be opposed to it. He decided. And I could never say do not do it. He was
sure of his decision. But know that, yes, we know.
But why take this plane down?
He believes that all opponents must die ... And at that time, because it was Habyarimana was a
way to take power. Habyarimana had signed a power-sharing agreement, even if trying to save
time; it was not a reason to kill him. We must follow the processand make sure it goes
through. Many people said he was trying to save time; I'm not trying to defend him. But even
if he made mistakes, he did not deserve to die.
You were head of foreign intelligence for ten years and, in 2004, you were relievedof your
duties. Can you explain why?
This is the result of a series of disagreements with President Kagame on his reading of the
country in terms of governance, human rights, also about the situation in Congo ... It lasted
long enough. At one point, I realized that was not going anywhere. I asked him to let me make
my life, he refused. Three years later, he ended up throwing me in jail. Not once, but twice. So
it came to political disagreements, nothing personal.
Nothing personal? But you were friends...
Of course we were friends, but I was part of the government. I was not there to praise. As
intelligence chief, I think what I could do best was to tell him the truth, that truth is bitter or
not. But the fact that it cannot accept it and he retainsagainst me, I think that what is
happening today gives me reason.
What horrible truths you tell him, for example?
The usual, I told her what we were doing was not right in terms of justice,democracy,
freedom of the press. There was the second Congo war. We talked about it all and we never
fell agree. But because it did not take place in public, no one realized that there was a kind of
cold war between him and me.
So there have been years of strife within the RPF?
Yes, but that was going on between the military. Civilians knew nothing. And it was not just
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me. Others also were upset. Some have paid the price. Others decided to remain silent forever.
It is a matter of choice.If you speak publicly, they hung up high and short. Some are dead,
others were imprisoned, others as we met in exile. And it will continue as long as it remains
on the line.
You say you are opposed to the second Congo war. So you were favorable to the first?
Yes, definitely. There were perfectly legitimate reasons to carry it out. Because of what is
happening on the other side of the border,in camps, reorganization (note: the ex-FAR,
Interahamwe), or we solve the problem,or they would take care of us. This one was
legitimate. Mobutu supported. Regarding the second war, it was enough for us to speak, we do
not necessarily needed to fight. And as you can see, we did not get any results. We're still at
the same point. RCD, CNDP, M23. There will probablyalso an M27 ... It does not help the
Congo. It does not help Rwanda. It brings only suffering in the region.
Bosco Ntaganda, who was a leader of the CNDP is before the International Criminal Court.
Do you testify in court?
Ido not know why I should. But if the court believes it can learn something from me, I will
cooperate with it. But I think that the ICC does not considerthe right person.It should
prosecute Kagame and not Ntaganda. Becauseit was he who chose to Rwanda and sent in
eastern Congo. So why deal with the symptoms and not the disease
So you are saying that Bosco Ntaganda is not Congolese and Rwandan?
Yes, of course he is Rwandan. He was in the Rwandan army, he was chosen envoy to Lubanga
and was stocked with weapons. So when it causes all these problems, the culprit, it should not
be Ntaganda, but Kagame.Ntaganda has just been deployed.So these events are the
responsibility of the commander.
What corps was he after? Where was it based?
It's not as if we had several. It was the Rwandan defenseforces. He was sergeant. Most of
those who led the rebellion came from Rwanda anyway. Ntagandais not a special case.
Nkunda, Ntaganda, they were trained in Rwanda, but do not fight it. That is why I say they do
not deal with good people. They were made, that's all
Bosco Ntaganda fled Rwanda and sought refuge at the embassy of the United States. Is what
it was with the help of the Rwandan government?
No, he wanted to save his skin. If he went to the Rwandan government, it would have been a
different story. I do not think they would have surrendered to the International Criminal Court.
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Why did you flee the country in 2007?
Ihad already tested the prison twice. And I was held in solitary confinement. Twice in two
years. When I came out, I was broughtto the Department of Defense,I was assaulted by
officers, or some are in prison today, others have problems. Anyway, the important fact is that
they told me that Kagame would take care of me forever. It still worried about it some. They
told me that if I wanted to life, I had to leave. I had no reason to doubt. So I left. And in fact, it
was true. Is that it has tried to do here. That's why they shot my colleague(note: General
Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa). I was lucky to get out without any scratch.
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Patrick Karegeya
Le corps sans vie de Patrick Karegeya, ancien chef des services de renseignement extérieur du Rwanda et opposant au président Paul Kagamé, a été retrouvé mort, jeudi 2 janvier, dans un hôtel de Johannesburg, en Afrique du Sud, où il était en exil. Il a été étranglé par les agents de Paul Kagamé.
Le Congrès national du Rwanda (RNC, opposition) a annoncé jeudi, la mort à Johannesburg de Patrick Karegeya, l'ancien chef des services de renseignement extérieur du Rwanda devenu opposant au président Paul Kagamé. Le parti dénonce un assassinat politique.
Le corps sans vie de Patrick Karegeya, ancien chef des services de renseignement extérieur du Rwanda et opposant au président Paul Kagamé, a été retrouvé mort, jeudi 2 janvier, dans un hôtel de Johannesburg, en Afrique du Sud, où il était en exil.
"Il s'y était rendu pour un meeting", a annoncé son parti, le Congrès national du Rwanda (RNC) qui juge que Patrick Karegeya "a été étranglé par les agents de Paul Kagamé".
Longtemps proche du président Paul Kagamé, Karegeya était peu à peu entré en opposition et avait fui le Rwanda pour l'Afrique du Sud en 2007.
Un autre dissident rwandais en exil en Afrique du Sud, Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, a subi deux tentatives d'assassinat en juin 2010. Sur RFI, ce dernier a dénoncé un assassinat politique : "Il ne fait aucun doute pour moi que le gouvernement du Rwanda est responsable de tout cela. C'est un assassinat politique, comme le gouvernement du Rwanda en a toujours menés. C'est la politique du gouvernement du Rwanda de tuer ses opposants."
Pour l'heure, les autorités rwandaises n'ont pas encore réagi.
Cette mort subite est interprétée de diverses manières dans des salons politiques. D’aucuns veulent y voir la main invisible du régime de Kigali. Ceci du fait que des rumeurs persistantes imputaient aux deux opposants de collaborer déjà avec les FDLR sous la protection de la Tanzanie avec objectif de déboucher sur une révolution ( rébellion ) rwandaise pouvant avoir des revendications politiques visant le départ de Paul Kagame du pouvoir. L’on peut alors comprendre pourquoi Kigali et Dar-es-Salam ont des démêlées ces derniers temps.
En ce moment où la communauté internationale voudrait organiser un sommet régional pour débattre des questions relatives aux mouvements d’opposition rwandais et ougandais, cet élimination de Patrick Karegeya ne peut que contenter Kigali qui voit ainsi diminuer le nombre de ses opposants avant que ne lui soit imposé des négociations par cette fameuse communauté internationale.
D’autre part l’on considère que cet ancien officier supérieur de l’armée rwandaise aurait eu des ennuis avec des sujets avec lesquels il était impliqué dans un business. Les pistes restent donc ouvertes.
(Avec AFP)
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