RWANDA: Karake Karenzi The Spy Chief, Case Thrown Out

A UK court has rejected a bid to extradite Rwanda's spy chief to Spain to stand trial for his alleged role in massacres after the 1994 genocide.

Karenzi Karake was on bail in the UK following his arrest in June on a warrant issued by Spain.

His arrest strained diplomatic relations between the UK and Rwanda.

A Spanish judge indicted Gen Karake in 2008 for alleged war crimes. The UK ruling has been welcomed by Rwanda's Justice Minister Johnston Busingye.

Gen Karake had been the victim of "an unjust case", he said.