The Prosecutor v. Jean Baptiste Gatete

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The Prosecutor v. Jean Baptiste Gatete

Case number	ICTR-00-61
Case Name	"Gatete"
Status	Closed · Sentenced

Context

Jean Baptiste Gatete was the bourgmestre of Murambi commune and in April 1994, a director within the Ministry of Women and Family Affairs.

Pre-Trial

Initial Indictment	14 December 2000
Amended Indictment	10 May 2005  7 July 2009
Crimes Charged	Genocide Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) ICTRS Conspiracy to commit genocide · art. 2(3)(b) 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 Crime against humanity of rape · art. 3(g) ICTRS
Arrest and Transfer	11 September 2002 · Arrested in Democratic Republic of Congo · Transferred to ICTR 13 September 2002
Initial Appearance	20 September 2002 · Plea: Not Guilty

Trial

Trial Chamber	Trial Chamber III · Judges: Judge Khalida Rachid Khan (Presiding), Judge Lee Gacuiga Muthoga, Judge Aydin Sefa Akay
Trial Opening	2o October 2009
Trial Judgment	31 March 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	Life imprisonment

Appeal

Appeals Chamber	Appeals Chamber · Judges: Judge Liu Daqun (Presiding), Judge Mehmet Güney, Judge Fausto Pocar, Judge Andrésia Vaz, Judge Carmel Agius
Appeals Filed By	Both
Appeal Judgment	9 October 2012
Crimes at Appeal Judgment	Genocide Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) ICTRS Conspiracy to commit genocide · art. 2(3)(b) ICTRS Crimes against humanity  Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 3(b) ICTRS
Final Sentence	40 years of imprisonment
Transfer to Serve Sentence	13 March 2014 · Benin

Key Documents

Amended Indictment	Amended Indictment (2005)
Trial Judgment	Trial Judgment (2011)
Appeal Judgment	Appeal Judgment (2012)
ICTR Case Page	Official ICTR page