The Prosecutor v. Félicien Kabuga
Case Sheet · ICTR
The Prosecutor v. Félicien Kabuga
| Case number | ICTR-98-44B |
| Case Name | "Kabuga" |
| Status | Transferred to IRMCT Closed · Deceased |
Context
Félicien Kabuga was the President of the Comité d’initiative of Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines (“RTLM”) during the time of the crimes pleaded in the indictment and President of the Comité provisoire of the Fonds de défense nationale (“National Defence Fund”) from about 25 April 1994 to July 1994.
Pre-Trial
| Initial Indictment | 29 April 1998 |
| Amended IndictmenS | 1 October 2003 |
| 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 Attempt to commit genocide · art 2(3)(d) 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 persecution · art 3(h) ICTRS |
Referral to IRMCT
| Referral Decision | 1 July 2012 |
| Current Stage at IRMCT | Félicien Kabuga was arrested on 16 May 2020 in France. In August 2023, after the Appeals Chamber affirmed the Trial Chamber’s finding that Kabuga was unfit for trial, but determined that the alternative finding procedure was not compatible with the Statue and Rules of the Mechanism, and ordered the Trial Chamber to impose an indefinite stay of proceedings. Félicien Kabuga died on 16 May 2026 and the proceedings were terminated on 20 May 2026. More in formation about the case before the IRMCT. |
Key Documents
| Amended Indictment | Amended Indictment (2011) |
| ICTR Case Page | Official ICTR page |
| IRMCT Case Page | Official IRMCT page |