The Prosecutor v. Protais Mpiranya
Case Sheet · ICTR
The Prosecutor v. Protais Mpiranya
| Case number | ICTR-00-56A |
| Case Name | "Mpiranya" |
| Status | Transferred to IRMCT Closed · Deceased |
Context
Was the Commander of the Presidential Guard Battalion of the Rwandan Armed Forces (“FAR”) from January to July 1994
Pre-Trial
| Initial Indictment | 28 January 2000 |
| Amended IndictmenS | 2 August 2012 |
| 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 Crime against humanity of rape · art 3(g) ICTRS Crime against humanity of persecution · art 3(h) 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 |
Referral to IRMCT
| Referral Decision | 1 August 2012 |
| Current Stage at IRMCT | On 12 May 2022, the Office of the Prosecutor of the Mechanism confirmed the death of Mpiranya, based on the conclusive identification of Mpiranya’s remains in Zimbabwe. On 14 September 2022, a Single Judge of the Mechanism, Judge Florence Rita Arrey, found that the Office of the Prosecutor of the Mechanism had presented sufficient information to establish that Mpiranya was deceased and terminated the proceedings against Mpiranya before the Mechanism. |
Key Documents
| Initial Indictment | Initial Indictment (2000) |
| Amended Indictment | Amended Indictment (2012) |
| ICTR Case Page | Official ICTR page |
| IRMCT Case Page | Official IRMCT page |