Appeals Chamber Confirms Ndindabahizi’s Sentence to Life Imprisonment
The Appeals Chamber of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal
for Rwanda today confirmed the sentence for Emmanuel Ndindabahizi, former
Minister of Finance of the Interim Government, to imprisonment for the
remainder of his life.
The Appeals Chamber composed of Judges Wolfgang Schomburg, presiding,
Mohamed Shahabuddeen, Mehmet Güney, Liu Daqun and Theodor Meron upheld
Emmanuel Ndindabahizi’s convictions for genocide and extermination as a
crime against humanity for his participation in the events at Gitwa Hill in
late April 1994 which led to the death of thousands of Tutsi.
The Appeals Chamber vacated only Emmanuel Ndindabahizi’s convictions for
genocide and murder in relation to the killing of one victim at Gaseke
roadblock.
However, the Appeals Chamber held that there is only one genocide that was
committed in Rwanda between 6 April 1994 and 17 July 1994, resulting in the
killings of hundreds of thousands of Tutsi. Emmanuel Ndindabahizi’s
individual criminal responsibility has to be measured according to the
entirety of his own contributions to this ”crime of crimes”. Consequently,
the Appeals Chamber unanimously held that Emmanuel Ndindabahizi’s acquittal
for the killing of a single victim at the Gaseke roadblock does not
materially diminish the gravity of Emmanuel Ndindabahizi’s criminal conduct
seen in its entirety.
On 15 July 2004 Trial Chamber I found Emmanuel Ndindabahizi guilty of two
counts of crimes against humanity (Extermination and murder), and one count
of genocide. Emmanuel Ndindabahizi was arrested in Verviers, Belgium, on
12 July 2001 and transferred to the Tribunal’s detention facility in Arusha
on 25 September 2001. It still has to be determined in which country
Emmanuel Ndindabahizi will serve his sentence.
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
For further information, please consult our website: http://www.ictr.org
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The Appeals Chamber of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal
for Rwanda today confirmed the sentence for Emmanuel Ndindabahizi, former
Minister of Finance of the Interim Government, to imprisonment for the
remainder of his life.
The Appeals Chamber composed of Judges Wolfgang Schomburg, presiding,
Mohamed Shahabuddeen, Mehmet Güney, Liu Daqun and Theodor Meron upheld
Emmanuel Ndindabahizi’s convictions for genocide and extermination as a
crime against humanity for his participation in the events at Gitwa Hill in
late April 1994 which led to the death of thousands of Tutsi.
The Appeals Chamber vacated only Emmanuel Ndindabahizi’s convictions for
genocide and murder in relation to the killing of one victim at Gaseke
roadblock.
However, the Appeals Chamber held that there is only one genocide that was
committed in Rwanda between 6 April 1994 and 17 July 1994, resulting in the
killings of hundreds of thousands of Tutsi. Emmanuel Ndindabahizi’s
individual criminal responsibility has to be measured according to the
entirety of his own contributions to this ”crime of crimes”. Consequently,
the Appeals Chamber unanimously held that Emmanuel Ndindabahizi’s acquittal
for the killing of a single victim at the Gaseke roadblock does not
materially diminish the gravity of Emmanuel Ndindabahizi’s criminal conduct
seen in its entirety.
On 15 July 2004 Trial Chamber I found Emmanuel Ndindabahizi guilty of two
counts of crimes against humanity (Extermination and murder), and one count
of genocide. Emmanuel Ndindabahizi was arrested in Verviers, Belgium, on
12 July 2001 and transferred to the Tribunal’s detention facility in Arusha
on 25 September 2001. It still has to be determined in which country
Emmanuel Ndindabahizi will serve his sentence.
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
For further information, please consult our website: http://www.ictr.org
Please also see:
ICC Prosecutor Ready with Evidence Against Darfur War Criminals
http://www.icc-cpi.int/press/pressreleases/217.html
African search for peace throws court into crisis
http://www.guardian.co.uk/frontpage/story/0,,1986047,00.html