The Prosecutor v. Georges Rutaganda
Case Sheet · ICTR
The Prosecutor v. Georges Rutaganda
| Case number | ICTR-96-3 |
| Case Name | "Rutaganda" |
| Status | Closed · Sentence Served |
Context
Georges Rutaganda was an agricultural engineer and businessman; he was general manager and proprietor of Rutaganda SARL. He was also a member of the National and Prefectoral Committees of the Mouvement Républicain National pour le Développement et la Démocratie and a shareholder of Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines. On April 6, 1994, he was serving as the second vice president of the National Committee of the Interahamwe, the youth militia of the MRND.
Pre-Trial
| Initial Indictment | 13 February 1996 |
| 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 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 |
| Arrest and Transfer | 10 October 1995 · Arrested in Zambia · Transferred to ICTR 26 May 1996 |
| Initial Appearance | 30 May 1996 · Plea: Not Guilty |
Trial
| Trial Chamber | Trial Chamber I · Judges: Judge Laïty Kama (Presiding), Judge Lennart Aspegren, Judge Navanethem Pillay |
| Trial Opening | 18 March 1997 |
| Trial Judgment | 6 December 1999 |
| 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 Theodor Meron (Presiding), Judge Fausto Pocar, Judge Claude Jorda, Judge Mohamed Shahabuddeen, Judge Mehmet Güney |
| Appeals Filed By | Both |
| Appeal Judgment | 26 May 2003 |
| 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 | 30 June 2009 · Benin 11 October 2010 · Death |
Key Documents
| Initial Indictment | Initial Indictment (1996) |
| Trial Judgment | Trial Judgment (1999) |
| Appeal Judgment | Appeal Judgment (2003) |
| ICTR Case Page | Official ICTR page |