The Prosecutor v. Jean Paul Akayesu
Case Sheet · ICTR
The Prosecutor v. Jean Paul Akayesu
| Case number | ICTR-96-04 |
| Case Name | "Akayesu" |
| Status | Closed · Sentenced |
Context
Jean Paul Akayesu served as bourgmestre of Taba commune from April 1993 until June 1994.
Pre-Trial
| Initial Indictment | 16 February 1996 |
| Amended Indictment | June 1997 |
| Crimes Charged | Genocide Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) 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 torture · art. 3(f) ICTRS Crime against humanity of rape · art. 3(g) ICTRS Crime against humanity of other inhumane acts · art. 3(i) ICTRS Violations of Article 3 Common to the Geneva Conventions and of Additional Protocol II Violence to life, health and physical or mental well-being of persons, in particular murder as well as cruel treatment such as torture, mutilation or any form of corporal punishment · art. 4(a) ICTRS Outrages upon persona1 dignity, in particular rape, degrading humiliating treatment and indecent assault · art. 4(e) ICTRS |
| Arrest and Transfer | 10 October 1995 · Arrested in Zambia · Transferred to ICTR Detention Facility 26 May 1996 |
| Initial Appearance | 30 May 1996 · Plea: Not Guilty |
Trial
| Trial Chamber | Trial Chamber I · Judges: Judge Lai’ty Kama (Presiding), Judge Lennart Aspegren, Judge Navanethem Pilla |
| Trial Opening | 9 January 1997 |
| Trial Judgment | 2 September 1998 |
| Crimes at Trial Judgment | Genocide Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) ICTRS Direct and public incitement to commit genocide · art. 2(3)(c) 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 torture · art. 3(f) ICTRS Crime against humanity of rape · art. 3(g) ICTRS Crime against humanity of other inhumane acts · art. 3(i) ICTRS |
| Sentencing Judgment | 2 October 1998 · Life imprisonment |
Appeal
| Appeals Chamber | Appeals Chamber · Judges: Claude Jorda (presiding), Lal Chand Vohrah, Mohamed Shahabuddeen, Rafael Nieto-Navia Fausto Pocar |
| Appeals Filed By | Both |
| Appeal Judgment | 1 June 2001 |
| Crimes at Appeal Judgment | Genocide Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) ICTRS Direct and public incitement to commit genocide · art. 2(3)(c) 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 torture · art. 3(f) ICTRS Crime against humanity of rape · art. 3(g) ICTRS Crime against humanity of other inhumane acts · art. 3(i) ICTRS |
| Final Sentence | Life imprisonment |
| Transfer to Serve Sentence | 9 December 2001 · Mali 19 December 2020 · Benin |
Key Documents
| Amended Indictment | Amended Indictment (1997) |
| Trial Judgment | Trial Judgment (1998) |
| Sentencing Judgment | Sentencing Judgment (1998) |
| Appeal Judgment | Appeal Judgment (2001) |
| ICTR Case Page | Official ICTR page |