Eric Nshimiye faces US trial over alleged Rwandan genocide cover-up

Rwandan genocide perjury trial obstruction of justice federal court Eric Nshimiye

A federal trial has commenced in Boston for Eric Nshimiye, a Rwandan-American accused of covering up his involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Prosecutors allege that Nshimiye, who was a medical student in Butare during the violence, participated in the killing and rape of Tutsis.

Nshimiye faces charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. Authorities claim he lied to Department of Homeland Security investigators during a 2024 interview and previously committed perjury in a 2019 Boston trial while testifying for an associate. Nshimiye has denied involvement in the genocide and maintains that the evidence against him relies on unreliable eyewitnesses.

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Boston · Christopher Looney · Eric Nshimiye · Rwanda · United States Department of Homeland Security

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[● 3 SOURCES] Eric Nshimiye participated in the killing and rape of Tutsis during the 1994 genocide. haitigazette.com · jamaicainquirer.com · www.aljazeera.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] Nshimiye claims the evidence against him consists of unreliable eyewitnesses. www.aljazeera.com
[● 3 SOURCES] The 1994 violence in Rwanda is classified as a genocide. haitigazette.com · jamaicainquirer.com · www.aljazeera.com
[● 3 SOURCES] Nshimiye committed perjury during a 2019 trial in Boston while testifying for a friend. haitigazette.com · jamaicainquirer.com · www.aljazeera.com
[● 3 SOURCES] Investigators arrested Nshimiye at his home in Ohio in 2024. haitigazette.com · jamaicainquirer.com · www.aljazeera.com
[● 3 SOURCES] Eric Nshimiye lied to Department of Homeland Security investigators about his time in Rwanda. haitigazette.com · jamaicainquirer.com · www.aljazeera.com