The Prosecutor v. Augustin Ngirabatware
Case Sheet · ICTR
The Prosecutor v. Augustin Ngirabatware
| Case number | ICTR-99-54 |
| Case Name | "Ngirabatware" |
| Status | Closed · Sentenced |
Context
In July 1990, Ngirabatware was appointed Minister of Planning, a position he retained as part of the Interim Rwandan Government in April 1994. He was also a member of the Préfecture Committee of the National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development (“MRND”) political party in Gisenyi Préfecture, the National Committee of the MRND, and the technical committee of Nyamyumba Commune.
Pre-Trial
| Initial Indictment | 28 September 1999 |
| Amended Indictment | 14 April 2009 |
| Crimes Charged | Genocide Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) ICTRS Conspiracy to commit genocide · art. 2(3)(b) ICTRS Direct and public incitement to commit genocide · art. 2(3)(c) ICTRS Complicity in genocide · art. 2(3)(e) ICTRS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 3(b) ICTRS Crime against humanity of rape · art. 3(g) ICTRS |
| Arrest and Transfer | 17 September 2009 · Arrested in Germany · Transferred to ICTR 8 October 2009 |
| Initial Appearance | 10 October 2008 · Plea: Not Guilty |
Trial
| Trial Chamber | Trial Chamber II · Judges: Judge William H. Sekule (Presiding), Judge Solomy Balungi Bossa, Judge Mparany Rajohnson |
| Trial Opening | 23 September 2009 |
| Trial Judgment | 20 December 2012 |
| Crimes at Trial Judgment | Genocide Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) ICTRS Direct and public incitement to commit genocide · art. 2(3)(c) ICTRS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of rape · art. 3(g) ICTRS |
| Sentencing Judgment | 35 years of imprisonment |
Appeal
| Appeals Chamber | Appeals Chamber · Judges: Judge Theodor Meron (Presiding), Judge Bakone Justice Moloto, Judge Christoph Flügge, Judge Burton Hall, Judge Liu Daqun |
| Appeals Filed By | Defence |
| Appeal Judgment | 18 December 2014 |
| Crimes at Appeal Judgment | Genocide Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) ICTRS Direct and public incitement to commit genocide · art. 2(3)(c) ICTRS |
| Final Sentence | 30 years of imprisonment |
| Transfer to Serve Sentence | 22 July 2021 · Senegal |
Key Documents
| Amended Indictment | Amended Indictment (2009) |
| Trial Judgment | Trial Judgment (2012) |
| Appeal Judgment (IRMCT) | Appeal Judgment (2014) |
| IRMCT Case Page | Official IRMCT page |