A man in the United States has been charged with concealing his past role as a leader and perpetrator of the genocide in Rwanda in 1994, the Department of Justice announced.
A federal grand jury in Central Islip, New York, returned an indictment for 65-year-old Faustin Nsabumukunzi, 65, accused of lying on his applications for a green card and United States citizenship.
Nsabumukunzi was arrested on Thursday on Long Island and is scheduled to be arraigned at 1:30 p.m. ET before U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert for the Eastern District of New York.
The resident of Bridgehampton, New York, was a local leader with the title of “Sector Counselor” when the genocide occurred between April and July 1994, according to court documents.
Nsabumukunzi is accused of using his leadership position to oversee the killings of Tutsis in his local area, including setting up roadblocks to identify and detain Tutsis.
An estimated 800,000 people died when militias from the dominant Hutus committed persecuted members of the Tutsi ethnic group, as well as some moderate Hutu and Twa.
