Professor Peter Erlinder, an American Lawyer and University Professor who has been detained in Rwanda more than a week has been denied bail this Monday, June 7, 2010.  In a press briefing  today , Assistant Secretary of State and  State Department spokesman Peter J. Crowley told reporters that the US Government is doing whatever it can to secure the release of the American lawyer, mostly on compassionate grounds.

“We have visited and spoke with Mr. Erlinder throughout the weekend. I think we were aware that there was a bail request hearing today. We continue to look forward to a compassionate and expeditious resolution of this matter,” Crowley said.