The Prosecutor v. Ladislas Ntaganzwa

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The Prosecutor v. Ladislas Ntaganzwa

Case number ICTR-96-9
Case Name "Ntaganzwa"
Status Transferred to Rwanda  

Context

Ladislas Ntaganzwa was the bourgmestre of Nyakizu commune from 1993 until he fled Rwanda in July 1994. He was a senior member and former chairman of the MDR. In this capacity, he exercised authority over interahamwe and JDR

Pre-Trial

Initial Indictment 19 June 1996
Amended Indictment 30 March 2012
Crimes Charged
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 rape · art. 3(g) ICTRS

Transfer to National Jurisdiction

Transfer Decision 8 May 2012 · Rule 11bis ICTR RPE
Transferred To Rwanda
National Proceedings Ladislas Ntaganzwa was arrested on 7 December 2015 in the Democratic Republic of Congo. On 28 May 2020 he was sentenced to life imprisonment in Rwanda,

Key Documents

Amended Indictment Amended Indictment (2012)
Transfer Decision Transfer Decision (2012)
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