The Prosecutor v. Aloys Simba
Case Sheet · ICTR
The Prosecutor v. Aloys Simba
| Case number | ICTR-01-76 |
| Case Name | "Simba" |
| Status | Closed · Sentence Served |
Context
Aloys Simba was a retired Lt. Colonel of the Forces Arm6es du Rwanda. After retiring from the Army in December 1988, was elected as a Deputé in the National Assembly where he served from 1989 - 1993. He was the president of MRND in Gikongoro prefecture from 5 July 1991 12 September 1993. He was designated by the Minister of Defence of the interim government as Conseiller of the civil defense for Gikongoro and Butare prefectures from mid- May 1994.
Pre-Trial
| Initial Indictment | 8 January 2002 |
| Amended Indictment | 10 May 2004 |
| Crimes Charged | Genocide Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) 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(a) ICTRS |
| Arrest and Transfer | 27 November 2001 · Arrested in Senegal · Transferred to ICTR 11 March 2002 |
| Initial Appearance | 18 March 2002 · Plea: Not Guilty |
Trial
| Trial Chamber | Trial Chamber I · Judges: Judge Erik Møse (Presiding), Judge Sergei Alekseevich Egorov, Judge Dennis C. M. Byron |
| Trial Opening | 30 August 2004 |
| Trial Judgment | 13 December 2005 |
| Crimes at Trial Judgment | Genocide Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) ICTRS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 3(a) ICTRS |
| Sentencing Judgment | 25 years of imprisonment |
Appeal
| Appeals Chamber | Appeals Chamber · Judges: Judge Fausto Pocar (Presiding), Judge Mehmet Güney, Judge Liu Dagun, Judge Theodor Meron, Judge Wolfgang Schomburg |
| Appeals Filed By | Both |
| Appeal Judgment | 27 November 2007 |
| Crimes at Appeal Judgment | Genocide Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) ICTRS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 3(a) ICTRS |
| Final Sentence | 25 years of imprisonment |
| Transfer to Serve Sentence | 27 June 2009 · Benin 29 January 2019 · Early release |
Key Documents
| Initial Indictment | Initial Indictment (2002) |
| Amended Indictment | Amended Indictment (2004) |
| Trial Judgment | Trial Judgment (2005) |
| Appeal Judgment | Appeal Judgment (2007) |
| ICTR Case Page | Official ICTR page |