Jean-Léonard Rugambage was a Rwandan journalist, acting editor of the newspaper Umuvugizi.
[1][2] The newspaper had recently been suspended by the government, but continued to publish articles online.
As Rugambage's murder was one of several of Kagame's critics and opponents during the build-up to the 2010 presidential election, his colleagues suggested national security services could have been involved.
According to the authorities, one of them, Didace Nduguyangu, confessed and explained to the police that he had "committed this act to take revenge on this journalist who massacred his brother during the genocide against the Tutsis in 1994."
[3][4][5][6] United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for an investigation into the murders of several government opponents during the election campaign, including Rugambage's.