KIGALI, Rwanda, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- The Rwandan government isn't tied to the assassinations of political opponents as alleged by the BBC, the country's foreign minister claims.
The BBC said its investigations into political assassinations during the run up to presidential elections Monday suggest President Paul Kagame ordered the slaying of his opponents.
Rwandan Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo told the British broadcaster the allegations were baseless.
"This is a leadership that is quite popular and therefore wouldn't gain anything from insecurity, killings and assassinations," she said.
Lt. Gen. Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, a former Rwandan army chief, was shot in South Africa in June but survived the attack. He had fallen out of favor with Kagame and his family blamed the government for the shooting.
A journalist investigating the shooting was killed in Rwanda at the order of the government, his editors said. UPI
