The Prosecutor v. Jean Bosco Barayagwiza, Ferdinand Nahimana, and Hassan Ngeze
Case Sheet · ICTR
The Prosecutor v. Jean Bosco Barayagwiza, Ferdinand Nahimana, and Hassan Ngeze
| Case number | ICTR-99-52 |
| Case Name | "Media Case" |
| Status | Closed · Sentenced Closed · Sentence Served |
Context
Jean Bosco Barayagwiza was a member of the comité d'initiative which organized the founding of the company Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines, S.A. During this time he also held the post of Director of Political Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Ferdinand Nahimana was appointed Director of ORINFOR (Rwandan Office of Information) and remained in that post until 1992. In 1992, Nahimana and others founded a comité d'initiative to set up the company known as Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines, S.A. He was a member of the party.
Hassan Ngeze was a founding member of the Coalition pour la Défense de la République (CDR) party.
Pre-Trial
| Initial Indictment | Jean Bosco Barayagwiza 22 October 1997 Ferdinand Nahimana 12 July 1996 Hassan Ngeze 30 September 1997 |
| Amended IndictmenTS | Jean Bosco Barayagwiza 14 April 2000 Ferdinand Nahimana 19 December 1997 26 November 1998 3 September 1999 Hassan Ngeze 10 November 1999 |
| Crimes Charged | Jean Bosco Barayagwiza 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 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 persecution · art. 3(h) ICTRS Violations of Article 3 Common to the Geneva Conventions and of Additional Protocol II Outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment, rape, enforced prostitution and any form of indecent assault · art. 4(e) ICTRS Pillage · art. 4(f) ICTRS Ferdinand Nahimana 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 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 persecution · art. 3(h) ICTRS Hassan Ngeze 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 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 persecution · art. 3(h) ICTRS |
| Arrest and Transfer | Jean Bosco Barayagwiza 26 March 1996 · Arrested in Republic of Cameroon · Transferred to ICTR 19 November 1997 Ferdinand Nahimana 27 March 1996 · Arrested in Republic of Cameroon · Transferred to ICTR 23 January 1997 Hassan Ngeze 18 July 1997 · Arrested in Kenya · Transferred to ICTR Detention Facility 18 July 1997 |
| Initial Appearance | Jean Bosco Barayagwiza 23 February 1998 · Plea: Not Guilty 19 February 1997 · Plea: Not Guilty Hassan Ngeze 20 November 1997 · Plea: Not Guilty |
Trial
| Trial Chamber | Trial Chamber I · Judges: Judge Navanethem Pillay (presiding), Judge Erik Møse, Judge Asoka de Zoysa Gunawardana |
| Trial Opening | 23 October 2000 |
| Trial Judgment | 3 December 2003 |
| Crimes at Trial Judgment | Jean Bosco Barayagwiza 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 Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 3(b) ICTRS Crime against humanity of persecution · art. 3(h) ICTRS Ferdinand Nahimana 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 Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 3(b) ICTRS Crime against humanity of persecution · art. 3(h) ICTRS Hassan Ngeze 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 Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 3(b) ICTRS Crime against humanity of persecution · art. 3(h) ICTRS |
| Sentencing Judgment | Jean Bosco Barayagwiza 35 years of imprisonment Ferdinand Nahimana Life imprisonment Hassan Ngeze Life imprisonment |
Appeal
| Appeals Chamber | Appeals Chamber · Judges: Judge Fausto Pocar (presiding), Judge Mohamed Shahabuddeen, Judge Mehmet Güney, Judge Andrésia Vaz, Judge Theodor Meron |
| Appeals Filed By | Defence |
| Appeal Judgment | 28 November 2007 |
| Crimes at Appeal Judgment | Jean Bosco Barayagwiza 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 Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 3(b) ICTRS Crime against humanity of persecution · art. 3(h) ICTRS Ferdinand Nahimana Genocide Direct and public incitement to commit genocide · art. 2(3)(c) ICTRS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of persecution · art. 3(h) ICTRS Hassan Ngeze 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 Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 3(b) ICTRS |
| Final Sentence | Jean Bosco Barayagwiza 32 years of imprisonment Ferdinand Nahimana 30 years of imprisonment Hassan Ngeze 35 years of imprisonment |
| Transfer to Serve Sentence | Jean Bosco Barayagwiza Benin 25 April 2010 · Death Ferdinand Nahimana 3 December 2008 · Mali 27 March 2016 · Early released Hassan Ngeze 3 December 2008 · Mali Later · Benin |
Key Documents
| Amended Indictments | Amended Indictments [p. 362] |
| Trial Judgment | Trial Judgment (2003) |
| Appeal Judgment | Appeal Judgment (2007) |
| ICTR Case Page | Official ICTR page |