The Prosecutor v. Mikaeli Muhimana
Case Sheet · ICTR
The Prosecutor v. Mikaeli Muhimana
| Case number | ICTR-95-1B |
| Case Name | "Muhimana" |
| Status | Closed · Sentence Served |
Context
Counsellor for Gishyita sector Gishyita commune, Kibuye prefecture.
Pre-Trial
| Initial Indictment | 22 November 1995 |
| Amended IndictmentS | 29 April 1996 3 February 2003 21 January 2004 |
| 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 rape · art. 3(g) ICTRS |
| Arrest and Transfer | 8 November 1999 · Arrested in Tanzania · Transferred to ICTR 8 November 1999 |
| Initial Appearance | 24 November 1999 · Plea: Not Guilty |
Trial
| Trial Chamber | Trial Chamber III · Judges: Judge Khalida Rachid Khan (Presiding), Judge Lee Gacuiga Muthoga, Judge Emile Francis Short |
| Trial Opening | 29 March 2004 |
| Trial Judgment | 28 April 2005 |
| Crimes at Trial Judgment | Genocide Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) ICTRS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of murder · art. 3(a) ICTRS Crime against humanity of rape · art. 3(g) ICTRS |
| Sentencing Judgment | Life imprisonment |
Appeal
| Appeals Chamber | Appeals Chamber · Judges: Judge Fausto Pocar (Presiding), Judge Mohamed Shahabuddeen, Judge Mehmet Guney, Judge Liu Daqun, Judge Wolfgang Schomhur |
| Appeals Filed By | Defence |
| Appeal Judgment | 21 may 2007 |
| Crimes at Appeal Judgment | Genocide Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) ICTRS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of murder · art. 3(a) ICTRS |
| Final Sentence | Life imprisonment |
| Transfer to Serve Sentence | 3 November 2008 · Mali 26 October 2023 · Death |
Key Documents
| Amended Indictment | Amended Indictment [Page 114] (2004) |
| Trial Judgment | Trial Judgment (2005) |
| Appeal Judgment | Appeal Judgment (2007) |
| ICTR Case Page | Official ICTR page |