The Prosecutor v. Ildephonse Hategekimana

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The Prosecutor v. Ildephonse Hategekimana

Case number	ICTR-00-55B
Case Name	"Hategekimana"
Status	Closed · Sentenced

Context

During the events in 1994, he was the Commander of the Ngoma Military Camp ("Ngoma Camp") in Butare Préfecture, holding the rank of a lieutenant in the Forces armées rwandaises and a member of the Butare préfectoral Security Council.

Pre-Trial

Initial Indictment	2 February 2000
Amended IndictmentS	3 November 2000 7 November 2000
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 rape · art 3(g) ICTRS
Arrest and Transfer	14 February 2003 · Arrested in Republic of the Congo · Transferred to ICTR 19 February 2003
Initial Appearance	28 February 2003 · Plea: Not Guilty

Trial

Trial Chamber	Trial Chamber II · Judges: Judge Arlette Ramaroson (Presiding), Judge Taghrid Hikmet, Judge Joseph Masanche
Trial Opening	8 March 2009
Trial Judgment	6 December 2010
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 rape · art 3(g) ICTRS
Sentencing Judgment	Life imprisonment

Appeal

Appeals Chamber	Appeals Chamber · Judges: Judge Fausto Pocar (Presiding), Judge Patrick Robinson, Judge Mehmet Giiney, Judge Andrésia Vaz, Judge Carmel Agius
Appeals Filed By	Defence
Appeal Judgment	8 May 2012
Crimes at Appeal Judgment	Genocide Genocide · art 2(3)(a) ICTRS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of murder · art 3(a) ICTRS Crime against humanity of rape · art 3(g) ICTRS
Final Sentence	Life imprisonment
Transfer to Serve Sentence	29 June 2012 · Benin

Key Documents

Amended Indictment	Amended Indictment (2000)
Trial Judgment	Trial Judgment (2010)
Appeal Judgment	Appeal Judgment (2012)
ICTR Case Page	Official ICTR page