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Genocide suspect rearrested after demonstrations

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    Ignace Banyaga, a former deputy prefect in Kibuyu Prefecture who was set free after being found innocent of genocide charges on Monday, has been rearrested in connection with the trial of some other genocide suspects who claim he was their ringleader, Radio Rwanda reported on Thursday.

    Banyaga, whose rearrest followed a peaceful demonstration against his acquittal, served as the personal secretary of the former prefect of Kibuye, Clement Kayishema, who is being tried by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha.

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