Rights groups probing soldiers' arrests

The human rights group Amnesty International says it is investigating the case of four Rwandan soldiers who fled to Burundi and Tanzania, and who were allegedly forcibly repatriated to Rwanda. The four are reportedly members of the Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI). According to
the BBC Kinyarwanda service, they fled after receiving death threats in Rwanda. Some reports claim the four, who include a well-known singer Benjamin Rutabana, had been tortured. Rwanda's National Human Rights Commission is also looking into the incident. The Rwandan authorities have confirmed the men are back in the country, news organisations said. Regional analysts told IRIN the arrests are probably connected with the
former parliamentary speaker, Joseph Sebarenzi, who recently fled to Uganda amid allegations he was working to bring back the former king, Kigeli V. The analysts point out there appear to be growing divisions within the Rwandan army.