Rwanda has sent a suspected terrorist to India
Date: 2024-11-27
Rwanda has sent to India its citizen named Salman Khan who is suspected of terrorist crimes, which he is said to have committed in his country, and who fled justice in Rwanda.
Rwanda handed him over to the Indian delegation on November 27, 2024.
Salman Khan was arrested following the request of the Government of India through INTERPOL.
The Prosecutor at the National Level, Siboyintore Jean Bosco, pointed out that Salman Khan is believed to have committed the crimes in India and fled to Rwanda.
He said, "India has submitted a request showing that Salman Khan is wanted for terrorist crimes, there are others who are imprisoned in their country, but he tried to escape to Rwanda."
Adopted on September 9, 2024, informed the Government of India.
On October 29, 2024, India sent Rwanda a request to extradite Salman Khan, which is being evaluated by the Ministry of Justice.
The Minister of Justice and the High Commissioner of State approved the request of India on November 12, 2024 and gave permission for the suspect to be sent there.
Prosecutor Siboyintore pointed out that although Rwanda and India have an agreement on the exchange of criminals, but the laws of Rwanda include a provision that if a country requests a criminal who is in Rwanda, the countries that sign a memorandum of understanding will be given him.
He said, "We can say that although Rwanda and India are countries that do not have an agreement on the exchange of criminals, but our law determines the exchange of criminals, including the clause that says that if a country requests a criminal from Rwanda, even if we do not have an agreement, we can do it. It is an agreement that whatever the Rwandan government asks for, it will be given to him."
He continued to show that Rwanda is not a place to seek asylum for suspected criminals.
He said, "It is not a place of hiding, it is not a country where you have committed crimes and come to hide in Rwanda."
He stressed that Rwanda had sent Salman Khan to India, who had gone to hide there, as there are other countries that are doing it specifically for the suspects of the genocide against the Tutsis.
He also pointed out that while the world is threatened by terrorist crimes, human trafficking, Iyezandonke and others, there is a need to improve international cooperation and Rwanda is the priority.
The representative of the Ministry of Justice of India, praised how Rwanda's cooperation was implemented even though there is no agreement on the exchange of criminals between the two countries.
He indicated that in the future there may be an agreement.
He emphasized that terrorism is something that the country of India cannot tolerate and that Rwanda is the same.
He confirmed that Rwanda's performance sets a good example on the international stage.
