The Prosecutor v. Ephrem Setako
Case Sheet · ICTR
The Prosecutor v. Ephrem Setako
| Case number | ICTR-04-81 |
| Case Name | "Setako" |
| Status | Closed · Sentence Served |
Context
Ephrem Setako was the head of the division of legal affairs in the Ministry of Defence in Kigali.
Pre-Trial
| Initial Indictment | 16 March 2004 |
| Amended IndictmentS | 23 September 2007 10 March 2008 |
| 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(b) 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 Pillaging · art. 4(f) ICTRS |
| Arrest and Transfer | 25 February 2004 · Arrested in the Netherlands · Transferred to ICTR 17 November 2004 |
| Initial Appearance | 22 November 2004 · Plea: Not Guilty |
Trial
| Trial Chamber | Trial Chamber I · Judges: Judge Erik Møse (Presiding), Judge Sergei Alekseevich Egorov, Judge Florence Rita Arrey |
| Trial Opening | 25 August 2008 |
| Trial Judgment | 25 February 2010 |
| Crimes at Trial Judgment | Genocide Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) ICTRS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 3(b) 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 |
| Sentencing Judgment | 25 years of imprisonment |
Appeal
| Appeals Chamber | Appeals Chamber · Judges: Judge Patrick Robinson (Presiding), Judge Mehmet Güney, Judge Fausto Pocar, Judge Liu Daqun, Judge Carmel Agius |
| Appeals Filed By | Both |
| Appeal Judgment | 28 September 2011 |
| Crimes at Appeal Judgment | Genocide Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) ICTRS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 3(b) 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 |
| Final Sentence | 25 years of imprisonment |
| Transfer to Serve Sentence | 20 March 2012 · Benin 6 November 2016 · Died while serving sentence |
Key Documents
| Amended Indictment | Amended Indictment (2008) |
| Trial Judgment | Trial Judgment (2010) |
| Appeal Judgment | Appeal Judgment (2011) |
| ICTR Case Page | Official ICTR page |