Written question asked by Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) on Tuesday, 5 September 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 September 2017. It was answered by Dominic Raab (Conservative) on Tuesday, 12 September 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Extradition: Rwanda

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost was in each of the last 11 years to the public purse of the extradition proceedings against the five Rwandan genocide suspects living in Britain Dr Vincent Bajinya, Charles Munyaneza, Emmanuel Nteziryayo, Celestin Ugirashebuja and Celestin Mutabaruka in respect of legal aid.

Answer

The table below provides figures for total legal aid costs relating to extradition proceedings for each of the individuals named.

	2006 to 2009	2013 to 2017	Total extradition costs paid
Charles Munyaneza	£671,400.00	£295,279.08	£966,679.08
Celestin Ugirashebuja	£225,017.03	£360,130.15	£585,147.18
Celestin Mutabaruka		£322,504.90	£322,504.90
Vincent Bajinya	£170,744.75		£170,744.75
Emmanuel Nteziryayo		£17,131.50	£17,131.50

Secondary information