The Prosecutor v. Simon Bikindi
Case Sheet · ICTR
The Prosecutor v. Simon Bikindi
| Case number | ICTR-01-72 |
| Case Name | "Bikindi" |
| Status | Closed · Sentence Served |
Context
Simon Bikindi was a well-known composer and singer of popular music and director of the performance group Irindiro Ballet. Simon BIKINDI was also an official in the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Government of Rwanda and a member of the MRND political party.
Pre-Trial
| Initial Indictment | 5 July 2001 |
| Amended IndictmentS | 22 October 2003 15 June 2005 |
| Crimes Charged | Genocide
Conspiracy to commit genocide · art. 2(3)(b) ICTRS Direct and public incitement to commit genocide · art. 2(3)(c) 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 persecution · art. 3(h) ICTRS |
| Arrest and Transfer | 12 July 2001 · Arrested in the Netherlands · Transferred to ICTR 27 March 2002 |
| Initial Appearance | 4 April 2002 · Plea: Not Guilty |
Trial
| Trial Chamber | Trial Chamber III · Judges: Judge Inés Mónica Weinberg de Roca (Presiding), Judge Florence Rita Arrey, Judge Robert Fremr |
| Trial Opening | 16 September 2006 |
| Trial Judgment | 2 December 2008 |
| Crimes at Trial Judgment | Genocide Direct and public incitement to commit genocide · art. 2(3)(c) ICTRS |
| Sentencing Judgment | 15 years of imprisonment |
Appeal
| Appeals Chamber | Appeals Chamber · Judges: Judge Patrick Robinson (Presiding), Judge Mehmet Güney, Judge Fausto Pocar, Judge Liu Daqun, Judge Theodor Meron |
| Appeals Filed By | Defence |
| Appeal Judgment | 18 March 2010 |
| Crimes at Appeal Judgment | Genocide Direct and public incitement to commit genocide · art. 2(3)(c) ICTRS |
| Final Sentence | 15 years of imprisonment |
Key Documents
| Amended Indictment | Amended Indictment (2005) |
| Trial Judgment | Trial Judgment (2008) |
| Appeal Judgment | Appeal Judgment (2010) |
| ICTR / IRMCT Case Page | Official ICTR page |