On 16 July 1996, Jean-Pierre Bichamumpaka, treasurer of the independent bi-weekly “Kinyamateka”, was arrested in front of a financial institution in Kigali (the Caisse sociale) by five police officers, three of whom were plainclothes. Bichamumpaka was then taken to the police headquarters in Kacyiru and detained without any official warrant being shown to him. During […]
On 16 July 1996, Jean-Pierre Bichamumpaka, treasurer of the
independent bi-weekly “Kinyamateka”, was arrested in front of a
financial institution in Kigali (the Caisse sociale) by five
police officers, three of whom were plainclothes. Bichamumpaka was
then taken to the police headquarters in Kacyiru and detained
without any official warrant being shown to him. During the very
violent arrest, one of the officers reportedly accused
Bichamumpaka of killing his own father in the genocide.
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unconditional release of Jean-Pierre Bichamumpaka
Appeals To
His Excellency Pasteur Bizimungu
President
Palais de la presidence
Kigali, Rwanda
Fax: +250 7 2904 (via Foreign Affairs Ministry)
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