BERLIN – German federal prosecutors say they have arrested two Rwandan men suspected of issuing orders to a mostly ethnic Hutu militia that carried out crimes against humanity on Congolese civilians.
Prosecutors said in a statement issued Tuesday that German police had arrested 46-year-old Ignace Murwanashyaka in southwestern Karlsruhe and 48-year-old Straton Musoni in the Stuttgart area.
Prosecutors said they suspect the men served as the top military leaders of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda militia. It is known by its French acronym FDLR.
They pair are alleged to have exercised "significant influence" over the militia that carried acts of war in Congo.
They are to be brought before a judge later Tuesday.