SAfrica: Charges dropped against 2 of 6 arrested after attack on exiled Rwandan general

SAfrica: 2 cleared in attack on Rwandan exile

JOHANNESBURG — Police have dropped attempted murder charges against two people who were arrested after a former Rwandan general living in exile in South Africa was shot over the weekend, authorities said Wednesday.

Police spokesman Govindsamy Mariemuthoo said the four remaining suspects will appear at another court hearing June 29, but would give no further information.

Lt. General Kayumba Nyamwasa and his wife were returning to the upscale gated community where they live in northern Johannesburg when a lone gunman fired on him Saturday. He was shot in the stomach and is expected to recover.

Nyamwasa’s wife has accused Rwandan President Paul Kagame in the shooting, a charge the Rwandan government denies.

Nyamwasa and Kagame were once allied but have fallen out, reportedly because Kagame sees his former military chief as a political rival. Nyamwasa came to South Africa earlier this year.

Rwandan officials have accused Nyamwasa of trying to destabilize their government. The Rwandan government says it has linked Nyamwasa to three grenade attacks in Rwanda’s capital Feb. 19 that killed one person and wounded 30 others.