NH lawyers seek bail for Rwanda genocide suspect
Lawyers for a Manchester woman charged with lying about her role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide argued Monday she will not flee if she is released from custody while awaiting trial next year.
Beatrice Munyenyezi, 40, has been in custody since June, when she was indicted for lying on applications to enter the United States in 1995 and to obtain citizenship. Federal prosecutors say she ordered rapes and murders of Tutsis during the genocide that killed up to 800,000 people.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Auerhahn said Munyenyezi's brother heads an organization that wants to overthrow the current regime in Rwanda, and predicts she would return to Rwanda if that happened....
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Beatrice Munyenyezi, 40, has been in custody since June, when she was indicted for lying on applications to enter the United States in 1995 and to obtain citizenship. Federal prosecutors say she ordered rapes and murders of Tutsis during the genocide that killed up to 800,000 people.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Auerhahn said Munyenyezi's brother heads an organization that wants to overthrow the current regime in Rwanda, and predicts she would return to Rwanda if that happened....