The accused are alleged to have conspired among themselves and with others to work out a plan with the intent to exterminate the civilian Tutsi population and eliminate membersof the opposition.
The components of this plan consisted of, among other things, recourse to hatred and ethnic violence, the training and distribution of weapons to militiamen, as well as preparation of lists of people to be eliminated. They are also alleged to have organised, ordered and participated in the massacres perpetrated against the Tutsi population and moderate Hutu.
Ntabakuze and Kabiligi were arrested on 18 July 1997 in Kenya and were both transferred to the UN Detention Facility in Arusha on the same day. On 24 October 1997 Ntabakuze made his initial appearance before the Tribunal and pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him. Kabiligi made his initial appearance on 17 February 1998 and also pleaded not guilty to all the charges preferred against him.
The Trial: The trial will be before Trial Chamber III.
Bagosora is represented by Counsel Raphael Constant of France, Nsengiyumva by Kennedy Ogetto and Ottachi Bw'Omana of Kenya, Ntabakuze by Clemente Monterosso of Canada, and Kabiligi by Jean Degli of Togo and France.
The components of this plan consisted of, among other things, recourse to hatred and ethnic violence, the training and distribution of weapons to militiamen, as well as preparation of lists of people to be eliminated. They are also alleged to have organised, ordered and participated in the massacres perpetrated against the Tutsi population and moderate Hutu.
Ntabakuze and Kabiligi were arrested on 18 July 1997 in Kenya and were both transferred to the UN Detention Facility in Arusha on the same day. On 24 October 1997 Ntabakuze made his initial appearance before the Tribunal and pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him. Kabiligi made his initial appearance on 17 February 1998 and also pleaded not guilty to all the charges preferred against him.
The Trial: The trial will be before Trial Chamber III.
Bagosora is represented by Counsel Raphael Constant of France, Nsengiyumva by Kennedy Ogetto and Ottachi Bw'Omana of Kenya, Ntabakuze by Clemente Monterosso of Canada, and Kabiligi by Jean Degli of Togo and France.