The Prosecutor v. Léonidas Rusatira

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The Prosecutor v. Léonidas Rusatira

Case number ICTR-02-80
Case Name "Rusatira"
Status  Closed · Charges Withdrawn

Context

Léonidas Rusatira was a Colonel of the FAR (Forces Armees Rwandaises), and he exercised the function of Commander of the High Military School "Ecole Supérieure Militaire" (ESM).

Pre-Trial

Initial Indictment 16 May 2002
Crimes Charged
Genocide
Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) 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
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
Arrest 15 May 2002 · Arrested in Belgium
Termination of proceedings 14 August 2002 · Withdrawal of indictment 

Key Documents

Initial Indictment Initial Indictment (2002)
Termination of proceedings Termination of proceedings (2002)
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