How the former Rwandan spymaster was assassinated

Slain former Rwandan spymaster Patrick Karegeya. Rwandan opposition groups have been rattled by his murder in a Johannesburg hotel. PHOTO | FILE

What you need to know:

  • 2004: Year when Mr Karegeya fell out with the government, and was arrested and sentenced to three years’ imprisonment

  • 2007: Year when Karegeya fled Rwanda for South Africa, where he was joined by Lt Gen Nyamwasa in 2010.

  • Patrick Karegeya is believed to have been  killed by a man who befriended him in prison