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US deports Rwandan man accused of involvement in 1994 genocide
The United States deported Jean Léonard Teganya to Rwanda to face trial over alleged involvement in the 1994 genocide.
Rwanda’s public prosecutor said Teganya was indicted in 2014 on charges related to genocide and crimes against humanity.
Teganya was a medical student and hospital intern in Butare in southern Rwanda during the killings.
The genocide lasted about 100 days, and around 800,000 people, mostly Tutsis, were murdered.
US authorities said Teganya led soldiers to Tutsi patients and refugees hiding at the hospital, who were then killed; Rwanda’s prosecutor did not detail the allegations.
A US jury convicted him of immigration fraud and perjury in 2019 for lying about his alleged role while seeking benefits.
He is now in Rwanda to stand trial, though the sources do not give a trial date.
The United States deported Jean Léonard Teganya to Rwanda, where he is to stand trial over alleged involvement in the 1994 genocide.
Teganya was a medical student and intern at a hospital in Butare during the genocide.
Rwanda’s National Public Prosecution Authority indicted him in 2014 on allegations of genocide and crimes against humanity.
In 2019, a US jury convicted him of immigration fraud and perjury related to his application for benefits.
US authorities accused Teganya of leading soldiers to find Tutsi patients and refugees hiding at the hospital.
- Who
- Jean Léonard Teganya, a Rwandan national.
- What
- The United States deported him to Rwanda to stand trial over alleged involvement in the 1994 genocide.
- When
- Monday; the articles were published on November 9 and 10, 2026.
- Where
- He was deported from the United States to Rwanda.
- Why
- Rwanda indicted him over alleged genocide and crimes against humanity; he was also convicted in the United States of immigration fraud and perjury.
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The Rwandan genocide began.
Rwanda’s National Public Prosecution Authority indicted Teganya over alleged involvement in the genocide.
Teganya was convicted in the United States of immigration fraud and perjury.
Rwanda’s state prosecutor said Teganya had been deported from the United States.
- Destination
- Rwanda
- Rwandan indictment
- 2014
- US conviction
- April 2019
- Genocide duration
- Approximately 100 days
- Genocide death toll
- About 800,000 people, mostly Tutsis
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led teams of soldiers...to locate Tutsi patients and refugees hiding in the hospital. Once discovered, the Tutsis were taken and killed behind the maternity ward
alleged involvement in the crimes of genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1994 genocide