The Prosecutor v. Grégoire Ndahimana

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The Prosecutor v. Grégoire Ndahimana

Case number ICTR-01-68
Case Name "Ndahimana"
Status Closed · Sentenced 

Context

Grégoire Ndahimana was at all times referred to in this indictment the bourgmestre of Kivumu commune, Kibuye prefecture, Republic of Rwanda.

Pre-Trial

Initial Indictment 20 June 2001
Amended IndictmenTS 16 November 2009
5 February 2010
Crimes Charged
Genocide
Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) ICTRS
Complicity in genocide · art. 2(3)(e) ICTRS
Crimes against humanity
Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 3(b) ICTRS
Arrest and Transfer 11 August 2009 · Arrested in the Democratic Republic of Congo · Transferred to ICTR 20 September 2009
Initial Appearance 28 September 2009 · Plea: Not Guilty

Trial

Trial Chamber Trial Chamber II · Judges: Judge Florence Rita Arrey (Presiding), Judge Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov, Judge Aydin Sefa Akay
Trial Opening 6 September 2010
Trial Judgment 30 December 2011
Crimes at Trial Judgment
Genocide
Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) ICTRS
Crimes against humanity
Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 3(b) ICTRS
Sentencing Judgment 15 years of  imprisonment

Appeal

Appeals Chamber Appeals Chamber · Judges: Judge Theodor Meron (Presiding), Judge William H. Sekule, Judge Arlette Ramaroson, Judge Carmel Agius, Judge Khalida Rachid Khan
Appeals Filed By Both
Appeal Judgment 16 December 2013
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 25 years of imprisonment
Transfer to Serve Sentence 21 September 2017 · Benin

Key Documents

Amended Indictment Amended Indictment (2010)
Trial Judgment Trial Judgment (2011)
Appeal Judgment Appeal Judgment (2013)
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