Mugesera ordered to remain at detention centre

Mugesera ordered to remain at detention centre

Leon Mugesera, accused of helping incite the Rwandan genocide, arrives at Federal Court Monday, Jan. 9, 2012 in Montreal to seek a judicial review and a delay of his expulsion from Canada. (Paul Chiasson / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

MONTREAL — Leon Mugesera is going to remain at an immigration detention centre as the courts decide whether he can avoid being deported.
A commissioner ruled today that Mugesera posed a flight risk and must remain at the centre near Montreal.
The hearing heard that Mugesera ingested a number of pills upon receiving a Federal Court decision last week.
Mugesera was hospitalized after the court ruled against what was believed to be his final attempt to stay in Canada.
He was then successful in delaying his deportation to his native Rwanda with a motion filed in Quebec Superior Court.
Mugesera is accused of helping to incite the Rwandan genocide in the 1990s.