In the wake of the current political clouds hovering over Ghana, two Rwandan genocide suspects have been secretly transferred to Ghana.

The two men who have been refused entry by numerous potential host countries for years were secretly transferred to Ghana at a time where the country was deeply engulfed in elections.

Dr. Casimir Bizimungu, former Rwanda foreign minister and Sylvain Nsabimana former prefect of Butare prefecture in Rwanda are believed to have arrived in Ghana on Friday last week.

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) which has now been replaced by the United Nations Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) have failed to get a host country for some years now.

Pleas to many countries (including countries where family members of the suspects are located) to accept the duo who are among 11 other genocide suspects have yielded no fruits but have now been secretly transferred to Ghana.

Media reports suggest the two men who are currently in Ghana were not told they were being transferred to Ghana until the last minute were they were told they were boarding a plane for Ghana which will be their new home.

It can be recalled that two detainees from the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba were accepted into Ghana generating a high level of controversy in the country.

The two, Muhammad Bin Atef and Khalid Muhammad Salih al-Dhuby, both in their 30s were held for 14 years at the facility without trial and were later transferred to Ghana amidst protests by concerned Ghanaians.

Dr. Casimir Bizimungu was acquitted in September 2011 while Sylvain Nsabimana was sentenced and subsequently released after serving all his time.

By Musah Abelyire/ghanaguardian.com