OTTAWA -- The Mounties have arrested a 37-year-old Rwandan immigrant and charged him with war crimes related to the 1994 genocide.
Investigators picked up Jacques Mungwarere, who's been living in Windsor Ont., yesterday and he made a brief court appearence today in Ottawa, where he was remanded in custody and his case held over until Nov. 12.
In a statement, the RCMP's war crimes section said the investigation began over six years ago after they received a complaint from a concerned citizen. Mungwarere is alleged to have committed an act of genocide in the area of Kibuye, Rwanda.
He is only the second person to have been charged under the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act, which became law in October 2000.
Throughout the course of the investigation, the RCMP says it has conducted exhaustive interviews with numerous witnesses in Rwanda, United States, and Canada.
Insp. Ron Charlebois, who is in charge of the war crimes unit, says people who commit such heinous crimes are not welcome to Canada and the force will do everything to ensure such people "do not enjoy impunity here."
