The Prosecutor v. Callixte Kalimanzira
Case Sheet · ICTR
The Prosecutor v. Callixte Kalimanzira
| Case number | ICTR-05-88 |
| Case Name | "Kalimanzira" |
| Status | Closed · Sentence Served |
Context
Callixte Kalimanzira was a very close ally of President Théodore Sindikubwabo and Prime Minister Jean Kambanda he being a native of their province and a member of the same party as President Sindikubwabo and, in addition, one of a very few senior civil servants from the province.
Pre-Trial
| Initial Indictment | 22 July 2005 |
| Crimes Charged | Genocide
Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) ICTRS Direct and Public Incitement to Commit genocide · art. 2(3)(c) ICTRS Complicity in genocide · art. 2(3)(e) ICTRS |
| Arrest and Transfer | 8 November 2005 · Arrested in Kenya · Transferred to ICTR 8 November 2005 |
| Initial Appearance | 14 November 2005 · Plea: Not Guilty |
Trial
| Trial Chamber | Trial Chamber III · Judges: Judge Dennis C. M. Byron (Presiding), Judge Gerdao Gustave Kam, Judge Vagn Joensen |
| Trial Opening | 5 May 2008 |
| Trial Judgment | 22 June 2009 |
| Crimes at Trial Judgment | Genocide Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) ICTRS Direct and Public Incitement to Commit Genocide · art. 2(3)(c) ICTRS |
| Sentencing Judgment | 30 years of imprisonment |
Appeal
| Appeals Chamber | Appeals Chamber · Judges: Judge Thoodor Meron (Presiding), Judge Mehmet Gliney, Judge Fausto Pocar, Judge Andrésia Vaz, Judge Carmel Agius |
| Appeals Filed By | Both |
| Appeal Judgment | 20 October 2010 |
| 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 | 25 years of imprisonment |
| Transfer to Serve Sentence | 29 June 2012 · Benin 1 October 2015 · Death |
Key Documents
| Initial Indictment | Initial Indictment (2005) |
| Trial Judgment | Trial Judgment (2009) |
| Appeal Judgment | Appeal Judgment (2010) |
| ICTR Case Page | Official ICTR page |