The Rwandan Government has dismissed recent allegation made by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) spokesperson and Minister of Information Patrick Muyaya, that Rwandese agents attempted to break into a hotel room occupied by First Lady Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi, in Washington DC on Tuesday.
In a sharp rebuttal statement released by the Rwandese Embassy in the United States clarifying on what occurred, Rwanda called the incident a misunderstanding between security personnel assigned to A Rwandese VIP and those of the first lady that both were staying at the hotel at the time of the incident.
Rwanda revealed that an unarmed member of the security detail of a Rwandan VIP staying in a Washington DC hotel inadvertently encountered security agents of a DRC delegation in a hotel hallway accessible to all guests.
“The Rwandan detail member was briefly restrained from accessing the elevator by the DRC security agents, which was inappropriate and wrong behavior in a common area, but the matter was eventually resolved without further escalation” the statement read.
Rwanda noted that following the incident, the Rwandan party made a decision to change hotels, but were harassed and filmed by unknown persons as they checked out and departed.
“Despite this provocation, the Rwandan team was restrained and professional at all times, and carefully avoided any confrontation” the statement further reads.
While clearing the air on the incident, Rwandese authorities noted that there has been gross misrepresentation of what transpired at the hotel and should be dispelled by the public.
“…..Including blatant dishonesty by the DRC Minister of Information in a press conference last night. These contemptible lies should be disregarded and condemned” the statement read.
On Tuesday night, DRC Minister of Information Patrick Muyaya, while addressing media alleged that Rwandese agents attempted an intrusion targeting First Lady Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi at a hotel in Washington DC, in the U.S, where she currently is on an official working visit at the invitation of American First Lady Melania Trump.
