The Prosecutor v. Sylvestre Gacumbitsi

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The Prosecutor v. Sylvestre Gacumbitsi

Case number	ICTR-01-64
Case Name	"Gacumbitsi"
Status	Closed · Sentence Served

Context

Sylvestre Gacumbitsi worked as a teacher in Kibungo préfecture, then subsequently held the office of Chairman of the Banque Populaire de Rusumo between 1983 and 1994, and as bourgmestre of Rusumo commune, a position held until April 1999.

Pre-Trial

Initial Indictment	20 June 2001
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
Arrest and Transfer	20 June 2001 · Arrested in Tanzania · Transferred to ICTR 20 June 2001
Initial Appearance	26 June 2001 · Plea: Not Guilty

Trial

Trial Chamber	Trial Chamber III · Judges: Judge Andresia Vaz (Presiding), Judge Jai Ram Reddy, Judge Sergei Alekseevich Egorov
Trial Opening	28 July 2003
Trial Judgment	17 June 2004
Crimes at Trial Judgment	Genocide Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) ICTRS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 3(b) ICTRS Crime against humanity of rape · art. 3(g) ICTRS
Sentencing Judgment	30 years of imprisonment

Appeal

Appeals Chamber	Appeals Chamber · Judges: Judge Mohamed Shahabuddeen (Presiding), Judge Mehmet Guney, Judge Liu Daqun, Judge Theodor Meron, Judge Wolfgang Schomburg
Appeals Filed By	Both
Appeal Judgment	7 July 2006
Crimes at Appeal Judgment	Genocide Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) ICTRS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 3(b) ICTRS Crime against humanity of rape · art. 3(g) ICTRS
Final Sentence	Life imprisonment
Transfer to Serve Sentence	Mali · Dead on 14 September 2023

Key Documents

Initial Indictment	Initial Indictment [From page 89] (2001)
Trial Judgment	Trial Judgment (2004)
Appeal Judgment	Appeal Judgment (2006)
ICTR Case Page	Official ICTR page