The Prosecutor v. Alfred Musema
Case Sheet · ICTR
The Prosecutor v. Alfred Musema
| Case number | ICTR-96-13 |
| Case Name | "Musema" |
| Status | Closed · Sentenced |
Context
Alfred Musema was the Director of the Gisovu Tea Factory in Kibuye Prefecture.
Pre-Trial
| Initial Indictment | 11 July 1996 |
| Amended IndictmenTS | 14 December 1998 6 May 1999 |
| Crimes Charged | Genocide Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) ICTRS Conspiracy to commit genocide · art. 2(3)(b) ICTRS Complicity in genocide · art. 2(3)(e) ICTRS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of murder · art. 3(a) ICTRS Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 3(b) ICTRS Crime against humanity of rape · art. 3(g) ICTRS Crime against humanity of other inhumane acts · art. 3(i) ICTRS Violations of Article 3 Common to the Geneva Conventions and of Additional Protocol II Violence to life, health and physical or mental well-being of persons, in particular murder as well as cruel treatment such as torture, mutilation or any form of corporal punishment · art. 4(a) ICTRS Outrages upon persona1 dignity, in particular rape, degrading humiliating treatment and indecent assault · art. 4(e) ICTRS |
| Arrest and Transfer | 11 February 1995 · Arrested in Switzerland · Transferred to ICTR 20 May 1997 |
| Initial Appearance | 16 June 1997 · Plea: Not Guilty 3 September 1997 · Plea: Not Guilty |
Trial
| Trial Chamber | Trial Chamber I · Judges: Judge Lennart Aspegren (Presiding0, Judge Laïty Kama, Judge Navanethem Pillay |
| Trial Opening | 25 January 1999 |
| Trial Judgment | 27 January 2000 |
| Crimes at Trial Judgment | Genocide Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) ICTRS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 3(b) ICTRS Crime against humanity of rape · art. 3(g) ICTRS |
| Sentencing Judgment | Life imprisonment |
Appeal
| Appeals Chamber | Appeals Chamber · Judges: Judge Claude Jorda (presiding), Judge Lal Chand Vohrah, Judge Mohamed Shahabuddeen, Judge Rafael Nieto-Navia, Judge Fausto Poca |
| Appeals Filed By | Defence |
| Appeal Judgment | 16 November 2001 |
| Crimes at Appeal Judgment | Genocide Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) ICTRS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 3(b) ICTRS |
| Final Sentence | Life imprisonment |
| Transfer to Serve Sentence | Benin |
Key Documents
| Amended Indictment | Amended Indictment [p. 288] (1999) |
| Trial Judgment | Trial Judgment (2000) |
| Appeal Judgment | Appeal Judgment (2001) |
| ICTRCase Page | Official ICTR page |