The Prosecutor v. Tharcisse Renzaho

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The Prosecutor v. Tharcisse Renzaho

Case number	ICTR-97-31
Case Name	"Renzaho"
Status	Closed · Sentenced

Context

Tharcisse Renzaho was Préfet of Kigali ville and Chairman of the Civil Defense Committee for Kigali ville.

Pre-Trial

Initial Indictment	23 October 2002
Amended IndictmentS	20 September 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 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 Outrages upon persona1 dignity, in particular rape, degrading humiliating treatment and indecent assault · art. 4(e) ICTRS
Arrest and Transfer	29 September 2002 · Arrested in the Democratic Republic of Congo · Transferred to ICTR 29 September 2002
Initial Appearance	3 October 2002 · Plea: Not Guilty

Trial

Trial Chamber	Trial Chamber I · Judges: Judge Erik Møse (Presiding), Judge Sergei Alekseevich Egorov, Judge Florence Rita Arrey
Trial Opening	8 January 2007
Trial Judgment	14 July 2009
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 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 Outrages upon persona1 dignity, in particular rape, degrading humiliating treatment and indecent assault · art. 4(e) ICTRS
Sentencing Judgment	Life imprisonment

Appeal

Appeals Chamber	Appeals Chamber · Judges: Judge Carmel Agius (Presiding), Judge Mehmet Güney, Judge Fausto Pocar, Judge Liu Daqun, Judge Theodor Meron
Appeals Filed By	Defence
Appeal Judgment	1 April 2011
Crimes at Appeal 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 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 Outrages upon persona1 dignity, in particular rape, degrading humiliating treatment and indecent assault · art. 4(e) ICTRS
Final Sentence	Life imprisonment
Transfer to Serve Sentence	17 February 2017 · Senegal

Key Documents

Initial Indictment	Initial Indictment (2002)
Amended Indictment	Amended Indictment (2004)
Trial Judgment	Trial Judgment (2009)
Appeal Judgment	Appeal Judgment (2011)
ICTR Case Page	Official ICTR page