After the genocide, Philippe GENOCIDE FUGITIVE murders. Hategekimana fled to France where he obtained citizenship. ARRESTED IN CAMEROON Procedure Philippe Hategekimana Context Ongoing proceedings in France for crimes allegedly committed during the 1994 Rwandan genocide Suspect Former police officer; dual French and Rwandese citizenship Country of residence of suspect France In June 2015, the “Collectif des Parties Civiles pour le Rwanda” (CPCR) filed a complaint against Philippe Hategekimana before the Paris High Court (Tribunal de grande instance de Paris). The CPCR alleged he was involved in committing atrocities during the Rwandan genocide in 1994. In September 2015, an investigation was opened. The investigating judge from the French specialized unit for the prosecution of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and torture, within the Paris High Court (herein after “the specialized unit”), issued an international arrest warrant. Read more about the case Charges Genocide Developments in 2018 He was arrested in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on 30 March 2018. France has requested his extradition for the purpose of trying him before a French court. Current status Detained; awaiting extradition Facts Philippe Hategekimana is suspected of having participated in the genocide against Tutsis in Rwanda 1994. He was allegedly involved in multiple atrocities in Nyanza and the surrounding villages in April 1994. He is accused of having assassinated a Tutsi mayor and of having participated in several mass 36