RWANDA SUES UK OVER CONTROVERSIAL AGREEMENT

Key Takeaways

• RWANDA HAS TAKEN LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THE UNITED KINGDOM’S REFUSAL TO DISBURSE PAYMENTS UNDER A NOW-SCRAPPED, CONTROVERSIAL AGREEMENT FOR KIGALI TO RECEIVE DEPORTED ASYLUM SEEKERS.
• RWANDA HAS TAKEN LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THE UNITED KINGDOM’S REFUSAL TO DISBURSE PAYMENTS UNDER A NOW-SCRAPPED, CONTROVERSIAL AGREEMENT FOR KIGALI TO RECEIVE DEPORTED ASYLUM SEEKERS.REPORT REVEALED THAT, RWANDA IS SEEKING 68.8 MILLION DOLLAR IN COMPENSATION AFTER THE UK FAILED TO FORMALLY TERMINATE THE CONTROVERSIAL AGREEMENT ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO.CHIEF TECHNICAL ADVISER TO THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE, MICHAEL BUTERA, SAID KIGALI HAD SOUGHT DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT BEFORE RESORTING TO LEGAL ACTION.IT WAS GATHERED THAT, THE PROGRAMME TO REMOVE TO EAST AFRICA SOME PEOPLE WHO HAD ARRIVED IN THE UK VIA SMALL BOATS WAS AGREED UPON IN A TREATY BETWEEN LONDON AND KILGALI.
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