The Prosecutor v. Emmanuel Ndindabahizi

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The Prosecutor v. Emmanuel Ndindabahizi

Case number	ICTR-01-71
Case Name	"Ndindabahizi"
Status	losed · Sentence Served

Context

Emmanuel Ndindabahizi was Minister of Finance in the Interim Government of 8 April 1994 from its inception until that government fled Rwanda in mid-July 1994.

Pre-Trial

Initial Indictment	5 July 2001
Amended Indictment(s)	4 October 2001 7 July 2003 1 September 2003
Crimes Charged	Genocide Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) ICTRS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of murder · art. 3(a) ICTRS Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 3(b) ICTRS
Arrest and Transfer	12 July 2001 · Arrested in Belgium · Transferred to ICTR 25 September 2001
Initial Appearance	9 October 2001 · No Plea 19 October 2001 · Plea: Not Guilty

Trial

Trial Chamber	Trial Chamber I · Judges: Judge Erik Mose (presiding), Judge Khalida Rachid Khan, Judge Solomy Balungi Bossa
Trial Opening	1 September 2003
Trial Judgment	15 July 2004
Crimes at Trial Judgment	Genocide Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) ICTRS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of murder · art. 3(a) ICTRS Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 3(b) ICTRS
Sentencing Judgment	Life imprisonment

Appeal

Appeals Chamber	Appeals Chamber · Judges: Judge Wolfgang Schomburg (Presiding), Judge Mohamed Shahabuddeen, Judge Mehmet Güney, Judge Liu Daqun, Judge Theodor Meron
Appeals Filed By	Defence
Appeal Judgment	16 January 2007
Crimes at Appeal Judgment	Genocide Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) ICTRS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 3(b) ICTRS
Final Sentence	Life imprisonment
Transfer to Serve Sentence	27 June 2009 · Benin 5 October 2025 · Death

Key Documents

Amended Indictment	Amended Indictment (2003)
Trial Judgment	Trial Judgment (2004)
Appeal Judgment	Appeal Judgment (2007)
ICTR Case Page	Official ICTR page