A former Rwandan refugee, now a US Citizen, Beatrice Munyenyezi, 40, who lives in Manchester, New Hampshire was indicted on Thursday June 24, 2010, on two counts of procuring citizenship unlawfully. Federal prosecutors, led by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Auerhahn, accused Ms. Munyenyezi of crimes in 1994 Rwandan tragedy.
Ms. Beatrice Munyenyezi happens to be the wife of Arsene Shalom Ntahobari and the daughter-in-law of Pauline Nyiramasuuko. Both Shalon and Nyiramasuuko are detained by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwandan (ICTR) in Arusha, Tanzania where they are accused of the same crimes as Ms. Munyenyezi.
The prosecutors accuse Ms. Munyenyezi of lying when applying for US Citizenship. According to sources close to the defense, the allegations of lies appear preposterous, as they prosecutors argue that she should have said she committed the crimes, which she obviously does not agree with. AfroAmerica Network has also obtained information from the defense that Ms. Beatrice Munyenyezi could not in any way humanly have been in a situation to commit crimes.
The case may also constitute a conflict of interest for the Prosecution. The Assistant US Attorney prosecuting the case, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Auerhahn, is the same who represented the US Immigration in asylum application of Beatrice Munyenyezi’s sister, Prudence Kantengwa.
In Ms. Prudence Kantengwa’s case, US Prosecutor Ms. Mary C. Kelly and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Auerhahn argued that Ms. Kantengwa lied on her visa application at the US Embassy in Nairobi and on her …
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