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IGNACE MURWANASHYAKA

UN reference
CDi.016
Sanctions regime
DR Congo (1533 Committee)
Type
Individual
Designation
FDLR President
Nationality
Rwanda
Date of birth
1963-05-14
Place of birth
Butera, Rwanda
Ngoma, Butare, Rwanda
Address
Germany (in prison)
Aliases
Dr. Ignace (low quality)
Listed on
1 November 2005
Updated by the UN
25 February 2020

Other information (UN original text)

Reported to have died in prison in Germany on 16 April 2019. Arrested by German authorities on 17 November 2009 and found guilty by a German court on 28 September 2015 of leadership of a foreign terrorist group and aiding in war crimes. Received a 13-year sentence and is in prison in Germany as of June 2016. Re-elected FDLR President on 29 November 2014 for a five-year term. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice:https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals

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