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From: Jean-Claude Ndungutse
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 5:07 AM
Subject: [great-lakes] Rwanda asks Uganda to explain arrest of
ex-diplomat in Kampala Copyright 2003 British Broadcasting Corporation BBC Monitoring Africa - Political Supplied by BBC Worldwide Monitoring July 27, 2003, Sunday LENGTH: 345 words HEADLINE: Rwanda asks Uganda to explain arrest of ex-diplomat in Kampala SOURCE: The Monitor web site, Kampala, in English 27 Jul 03 BODY: Text of report by Ugandan newspaper The Monitor web site on 27 July Rwanda has asked Uganda to explain the mysterious detention of her diplomat in Kampala by security personnel. Internal Security Organization ISO operatives allegedly arrested a former welfare officer at the Rwandan embassy in Kampala, Mr Vincent Butera, in June last year. "We regard this as a very unfortunate thing. We ask the Uganda government to explain the circumstances surrounding his Butera arrest," Rwandan Foreign Affairs Minister Mr Charles Murigande told Sunday Monitor by telephone from Kigali this week. He said Rwanda's foreign officers has on several occasions raised such complaints with their several Ugandan counterparts. "God knows how many times we have brought these issues to their Uganda attention, including President Yoweri Museveni," Murigande said. "We know of those arrested. Some have been released, while others died," he added. The minister of regional cooperation, Mr Augustine Nshimye, told Sunday Monitor that he had not received any official communication from Kigali regarding Butera's case. "I am very sorry to hear that, but I have not been officially communicated to on that particular issue," Mr Nshimye said. A family member came to The Monitor last week and said Butera was arrested by operatives from Internal Security Organization and Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence CMI . He identified some of them as Lt Ben Baguma, Lt Patrick Lumumba, Lt Francis Odechi and Pte William Ssekitoleko. The Rwanda ambassador, Ms Christine Umutoni, last week confirmed Butera's arrest. She said the embassy did not follow up the matter because Butera was no longer an employee of the embassy when he was arrested. The relatives said they feared he could have been killed in detention. Sunday Monitor failed for a whole week to reach ISO Director-General Col Elly Kayanja and the head of CMI Col Noble Mayombo for a comment. They were reportedly in meetings whenever Sunday Monitor called their mobile phones.
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