The Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda
Case Sheet · ICTR
The Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda
| Case number | ICTR-97-23 |
| Case Name | "Kambanda" |
| Status | Closed · Sentence Served |
Context
Rwandan former politician who served as the Prime Minister of Rwanda in the caretaker government in 1994.
Pre-Trial
| Initial Indictment | 16 October 1997 |
| Crimes Charged | Genocide
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 |
| Arrest and Transfer | 9 July 1997 · Arrested in Kenya · Transferred to ICTR 9 July 1997 |
| Initial Appearance | 1 May 1998 · Plea: Guilty |
| Guilty Plea | 1 May 1998 |
Trial
| Trial Chamber | Trial Chamber I · Judges: Judge Laïty Kama (Presiding), Judge Lennart Aspegren, Judge Navanethem Pillay |
| Trial Judgment | 4 September 1998 |
| Crimes at Guilty Plea | Genocide 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 |
| Sentencing Judgment | Life imprisonment |
Appeal
| Appeals Chamber | Appeals Chamber · Judges: Judge Claude Jorda (Presiding), Judge Lal Chand Vorah, Judge Mohammed Sahabuddeen, Judge Rafael Nieto - Navia, Judge Fausto Pocar |
| Appeals Filed By | Defence |
| Appeal Judgment | 19 October 2000 |
| Crimes at Appeal Judgment | Genocide 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 |
| Final Sentence | Life imprisonment |
| Transfer to Serve Sentence | 9 December 2001 · Mali Later · Senegal 19 June 2026 · Early release |
Key Documents
| Trial Judgment | Trial Judgment (1998) |
| Appeal Judgment | Appeal Judgment (2000) |
| ICTR Case Page | Official ICTR page |