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Who is Jean Leonard Teganya, deported by US over Rwanda genocide claims?
Executive Summary
AI-generatedJean Leonard Teganya, a former medical student from Rwanda, has been deported from the United States to Rwanda. He faces separate allegations of genocide and crimes against humanity in Rwanda, while in the US, he was convicted of immigration fraud and perjury related to his activities during the 1994 genocide.
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- Teganya was deported to Kigali, Rwanda, on November 9, 2026, and handed over to Rwandan prosecutors.
- In Rwanda, he was indicted in 2014 over alleged involvement in genocide and crimes against humanity in the Butare prefecture.
- In the US, he was convicted in 2019 of immigration fraud and perjury for concealing his political affiliations during the genocide.
- US prosecutors alleged that Teganya led militia members through a hospital to search for and kill Tutsi refugees.
- Teganya was a medical student in Butare during the 1994 genocide and later sought asylum in Canada and the US.
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