The Prosecutor v. Augustin Bizimana
Case Sheet · ICTR
The Prosecutor v. Augustin Bizimana
| Case number | ICTR-98-44I |
| Case Name | "Bizimana" |
| Status | Closed · Deceased Transferred to IRMCT |
Context
From July 1993 until 17 July 1994, Augustin Bizimana was the Minister of Defence in the Interim Government of Rwanda
Pre-Trial (ICTR)
| Initial Indictment | 29 April 1998 |
| Amended Indictments | 18 February 2004 23 February 2005 24 August 2005 23 August 2010 17 October 2011 |
| Crimes Charged | Genocide
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 torture · art. 3(f) ICTRS Crime against humanity of rape · art. 3(g) ICTRS Crime against humanity of persecution · art. 3(h) 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 personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment, rape, enforced prostitution and any form of indecent assault · art. 4(e) ICTRS |
| Referral to to IRMCT | 1 August 2012 |
Pre-Trial (IRMCT)
| Arrest Warrant | 29 April 2013 |
| Termination of proceedings | 4 November 2020 · Due to the passing of Augustin Bizimana on 5 August 2020 |
Key Documents
| Initial Indictment | Initial Indictment (1998) |
| Amended Indictment | Amended Indictment (2010) |
| Arrest Warrant | Arrest Warrant (2013) |
| Termination of Proceedings | Termination of proceedings (2020) |
| ICT IRMCT Case Page | Official IRMCT page |