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Rwanda says UN agency 'lying' over UK deportation plan

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President Paul Kagame. [AFP]

Rwanda on Wednesday accused the UN refugee agency of "lying" after the body alleged in court that asylum seekers sent to the East African nation from the UK could be resettled again and face persecution.

Britain's controversial plan to deport migrants to Rwanda has been mired in legal challenges but Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government has insisted it will proceed if his Conservative Party wins a July 4 general election.

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