Protesters demanding the release of Rwanda's intelligence chief Karenzi Karake outside Westminster Magistrates Court. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
LONDON (Reuters) - A British court on Monday freed Rwanda's intelligence chief Karenzi Karake, who is wanted in Spain over alleged war crimes in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide, after being advised that an extradition offence could not be established in British law.
British police arrested General Karake, 54, at London's Heathrow Airport on June 22, acting on a European Arrest Warrant issued by Spain.
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