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S E C R E T KINSHASA 000784 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/22/2018 
TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM ICTR CG
SUBJECT: ITCR EFFORTS TO LOCATE RWANDAN FUGITIVES 
 
Classified By: Ambassador William Garvelink for reasons 1.4 (b) and 
(d). 
 
¶1.  (S) Summary: ICTR Prosecutor Hassan Bubacar Jallow told 
the Ambassador on September 9 that the ICTR has located 5 
suspected Rwandan "genocidaires" on Congolese territory.  The 
ICTR is attempting to engage MONUC and the GDRC to step up 
efforts to apprehend the fugitives.  The GDRC, while willing 
to assist, is asking for $20,500 for intelligence collection 
targeting the suspects.  In a follow-up conversation, MONUC 
officials told us that, in principle, MONUC would support 
GDRC operations to apprehend Rwandan fugitives, but would 
need to verify with its legal staff that such action would 
fall under its mandate.  End Summary. 
 
¶2.  (C) On September 9, Ambassador met with ICTR Prosecutor 
Hassan Bubacar Jallow to discuss ICTR efforts to locate and 
apprehend Rwandan genocidaires in the DRC.  According to 
Jallow, ICTR has located 5 of the wanted fugitives.  All five 
are in relatively inaccessible areas of North Kivu, requiring 
the use of "specialized equipment" to go after the suspects. 
Originally, the ICTR had wanted to transfer the suspects to 
Rwanda, but the GDRC vetoed this idea. 
 
¶3.  (S) The ICTR, Jallow noted, cannot undertake any law 
enforcement activities, so it is dependent on MONUC and the 
GDRC in this area.  The ICTR was therefore attempting to 
persuade both entities to become more involved.  However, 
Jallow said that the GDRC was asking for $20,500 to help fund 
informants for intelligence collection, as the GDRC did not 
have adequate field collection capabilities. 
 
¶4.  (C) Ambassador underscored that the USG was strongly 
supportive of ICTR efforts to engage both MONUC and the GDRC 
to apprehend genocidaires.  RSO briefed Jallow on the USG's 
Rewards for Justice program, pointing out that post had 
received 8 credible leads in August and 93 credible hits 
since May 2008.  Post forwards all such leads to ICTR 
investigators in Kigali. 
 
¶5.  (C) Jallow said that the Congolese should be "fed up" 
with ICTR fugitives using Congo as a safehaven.  The ICTR, 
according to Jallow, would step up its PR campaign in Congo, 
primarily through the UN's nationwide radio station, Radio 
Okapi.  Moreover, the ICTR was considering establishing a 
permanent presence in Kinshasa under the UN umbrella.  Jallow 
added that the ICTR has received information on Rwandan 
genocidaires from a broad range of governments in the region, 
including South Africa and Uganda. 
 
¶6.  (C) PolCouns followed up on September 18 with Marcella 
Favretto, Deputy Head of MONUC's Human Rights Office. 
Favretto, who attended Jallow's meeting with UN SRSG Alan 
Doss, said that Doss had agreed in principle to assist the 
GDRC, should it request support for such an operation.  Doss 
reportedly cautioned, however, that MONUC's legal office 
would have to give assurances that this operation would fall 
under MONUC's mandate.  Favretto emphasized that the GDRC 
would have to take the lead with any law enforcement action, 
with MONUC providing logistical and technical assistance. 
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