Ex-Spy chief murdered in Sandton hotel
Colonel Patrick Karegeya, a key figure in the Rwandan opposition and a founding member of the Rwanda National Congress has been found murdered in the Michelangelo Towers in Sandton.
In a statement, Dr Theogene Rudasingwa, coordinator of the Rwanda National Congress said, “The Rwandan opposition is deeply saddened to announce the assassination of Colonel Patrick Karegeya in Johannesburg, South Africa.”
According to the statement Rwandan opposition key figures have been a target in South Africa and other parts of the world. General Kayumba Nyamwasa survived two assassination attempts in Johannesburg, one on 18 June 2010 and another on 20 June 2010.The statement further accuses Rwandan intelligence operatives of involvement in the attempts .”By killing its opponents, the criminal regime in Kigali seeks to intimidate and silence the Rwandan people into submission. The regime is hugely mistaken. Such criminal activities make Rwandan people more emboldened to struggle to remove the dictatorship.
“Colonel Patrick Karegeya was a courageous soldier who died on the battlefield. We are determined more than ever before to carry the torch of struggling for freedom, for which he died. We shall win,” concluded the statement.
Karegeya was reportedly staying in the Sandton hotel for a meeting. He is survived by his wife and three children.
