The Prosecutor v. Michel Bagaragaza

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The Prosecutor v. Michel Bagaragaza

Case number ICTR-05-86
Case Name "Bagaragaza"
StatusClosed · Sentence Served 

Context

Michel Bagaragaza was the Director General of the office controlling the Rwandan tea industry.

Pre-Trial

Initial Indictment 28 July 2005
Amended Indictment 17 September 2009
Crimes Charged Genocide
Complicity in genocide · art. 2(3)(e) ICTRS
Arrest and Transfer 15 August 2005 · Voluntary surrender · Transferred to ICTR 15 August 2005
Initial Appearance 16 August 2005 · Plea: Not Guilty
Guilty Plea 17 August 2009 

Trial

Trial Chamber Trial Chamber III · Judges: Judge Vagn Joensen (Presiding),  Judge Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov, Judge Gberdao Gustave Kam
Crimes at Guilty Plea Genocide
Complicity in genocide · art. 2(3)(e) ICTRS
Sentencing Judgment 17 September 2009 · 8 years of imprisonment 
Transfer to Serve Sentence 1 December 2011 · Early released

Key Documents

Initial Indictment Initial Indictment (2005)
Amended Indictment Amended Indictment (2009)
Sentencing Judgment Sentencing Judgment (2009)
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