The Prosecutor v. Aloys Simba

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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)
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