Senior Rwandan presidential aide, Kabuye, was extradited to France for the questioning over the killing of former Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana. On April 6, 1994 Habyarimana, a Hutu, was killed due to his plane being shot down.
The Hutu's accused the RPF while the RPF accused the Hutu extremists because this was a reason to carrying out their genocidal plans. Some 800,000 people were killed in 100 days before the Hutu government was forced out.She is one of nine officials accused of involvement in the shooting down of Juvenal Habyarimana's plane in 1994, which triggered the country's genocide. She has denied any involvement and her arrests has led to protests in Rwanda. On Wednesday there was a organized demonstration in Kigali, Rwanda's capital. "People of Rwanda have come together once again to appeal to the international community to join us in denouncing this political manipulation of international justice by certain western countries," said one protester. Kabuye has great influence and popularity in Rwanda. Many feel that this arrest is illegal and flawed and Kabuye herself has stated that it is "based on politically motivated information".
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