The Prosecutor v. Yussuf Munyakazi

Case Sheet · ICTR

The Prosecutor v. Yussuf Munyakazi

Case number	ICTR-97-36A
Case Name	"Munyakazi"
Status	Closed · Sentence Served

Context

Yussuf Munyakazi was a wealthy businessman and commercial farmer in Bugarama commune, Cyangugu prefecture and a leader with de facto authority over the Bugarama MRND Interahamwe militia,

Pre-Trial

Initial Indictment	10 October 1997
Amended IndictmentS	2 December 1999 29 November 2002 3 November 2008
Crimes Charged	Genocide Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) ICTRS Complicity in genocide · art. 2(3)(e) ICTRS Crimes against humanity  Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 3(b) ICTRS
Arrest and Transfer	5 May 2004 · Arrested in Democratic Republic of Congo · Transferred to ICTR 7 May 2004
Initial Appearance	12 May 2004 · Plea: Not Guilty

Trial

Trial Chamber	Trial Chamber I · Judges: Judge Florence Rita Arrey (Presiding), Judge Mparany Mamy Richard Rajohnson, Judge Aydin Sefa Akay
Trial Opening	22 April 2009
Trial Judgment	5 July 2010
Crimes at Trial Judgment	Genocide Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) ICTRS Complicity in genocide · art. 2(3)(e) ICTRS Crimes against humanity  Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 3(b) ICTRS
Sentencing Judgment	25 years of imprisonment

Appeal

Appeals Chamber	Appeals Chamber · Judges: Judge Patrick Robinson (Presiding), Judge Mehmet Güney, Judge Liu Daqun, Judge Andrésia Vaz, Judge Carmel Agius
Appeals Filed By	Both
Appeal Judgment	28 September 2011
Crimes at Appeal Judgment	Genocide Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) ICTRS Crimes against humanity  Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 3(b) ICTRS
Final Sentence	25 years of imprisonment
Transfer to Serve Sentence	3 July 2012 · Mali 12 December 2020 · Death

Key Documents

Initial Indictment	Initial Indictment (1999)
Trial Judgment	Trial Judgment (2010)
Appeal Judgment	Appeal Judgment (2011)
ICTR Case Page	Official ICTR page