Callixte Nsabimana alias Sankara (C), who claims himself as the head of Rwanda rebel group National Liberation Force (NLF), is paraded before media in Kigali, Rwanda, May 17, 2019. Rwanda Investigations Bureau (RIB) on Friday paraded the recently detained Callixte Nsabimana alias Sankara, who claims himself as the head of Rwanda rebel group National Liberation Force (NLF), before media at its headquarters in the Rwandan capital Kigali. Nsabimana is still under investigation and will soon be allowed visitors, said Modeste Mbabazi, RIB spokesperson. (Xinhua/Cyril Ndegeya)
KIGALI, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Rwanda Investigations Bureau (RIB) on Friday paraded the recently detained Callixte Nsabimana alias Sankara, who claims himself as the head of Rwanda rebel group National Liberation Force (NLF), before media at its headquarters in the Rwandan capital Kigali.
Nsabimana who was putting on sunglasses, clad in Khaki trousers and grey long sleeved shirt entered the room flanked by two policemen and his lawyer.
"My client is in good health and he has access to medical care if he requests it. I can tell you that his detention is in line with all the requirements of the law," Nsabimana's lawyer Moise Nkundabarashe told journalists in the room.
Nsabimana is still under investigation and will soon be allowed visitors, said Modeste Mbabazi, RIB spokesperson.
Nsabimana will appear in court later on Friday to answer several offenses he committed on the Rwandan territory, including the formation of an irregular armed group, incitement to commit terrorist acts, conspiracy and incitement to commit terrorist acts, taking persons hostage, murder, and looting, said Mbabazi.
Nsabimana last July claimed that NLF had started an armed struggle in Rwanda to oust the Rwandan government in an interview with the BBC Kinyarwanda service.
