Hirondelle News

9 August 1999 by Justice Info

RWANDA TRIBUNAL HEARS REQUESTS AIMED AT JOINT TRIALS Arusha, August 9th, '99 (FH) - The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Monday began hearing prosecution requests to amend the indictments of accused persons it plans to group in joint trials. This week the court w [...]

2 August 1999 by Justice Info

THREE RWANDAN EX-MINISTERS TRANSFERRED TO UN PRISON IN ARUSHA Arusha, August 2nd, '99 (FH) - Three former Rwandan ministers arrested in Cameroon have now been transferred to the detention facility of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in Arusha. The three were arrested in [...]

30 July 1999 by Justice Info

BELGIAN LAWYER SAYS NTUYAHAGA A KEY WITNESS TO EVENTS DURING RWANDAN GENOCIDE Arusha, July 30th, '99 (FH) - Belgian lawyer Luc de Temmerman says former Rwandan army officer Bernard Ntuyahaga is a key witness to events during the Rwandan genocide of 1994. In a telephone interview on Thursday with the Hironde [...]

30 July 1999 by Justice Info

APPEALS COURT ORDERS ASSIGNMENT OF CANADIAN DEFENCE LAWYER TO JEAN-PAUL AKAYESU Arusha, July 30th, '99 (FH) - The UN Appeals Court has ordered the Registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) to assign Canadian lawyer John Philpot as lead counsel for former Rwandan mayor and genocide con [...]

28 June 1999 by Justice Info

FORMER RWANDAN TEA FACTORY DIRECTOR'S TRIAL ENDS Arusha, June 28th, '99 (FH) - The trial of former Rwandan tea factory director Alfred Musema ended on Monday before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). The judges will now deliberate on the case.

28 June 1999 by Justice Info

MUSEMA DEFENCE TEAM INSISTS ON ALIBI ARGUMENT Arusha, June 28th, '99 (FH) - Lawyers for Rwandan genocide suspect Alfred Musema on Monday told the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) that their defence case rested on alibis. They were speaking at the start of the [...]

24 June 1999 by Justice Info

FORMER RWANDAN MAYOR PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO AMENDED INDICTMENT Arusha, June 24th, '99 (FH) - Former Rwandan mayor Laurent Semanza on Thursday pleaded not guilty to charges of rape and genocide before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). Semanza was mayor of Bicumbi (greater [...]

18 June 1999 by Justice Info

FORMER RWANDAN MAYOR ACCUSED OF RAPE AS WELL AS GENOCIDE Arusha, June 18th, '99 (FH) - The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Friday authorized the prosecution to amend its indictment against former mayor of Bicumbi (greater Kigali prefecture, central Rwanda) Laurent S [...]

17 June 1999 by Justice Info

DEFENCE DENIES ALL CHARGES AGAINST FORMER MILITIA LEADER Arusha, June 17th, '99 (FH) - The defence counsel for former Rwandan militia leader Georges Rutaganda on Thursday told the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) her client was innocent of the genocide and other charges [...]

16 June 1999 by Justice Info

PROSECUTION ASKS LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR FORMER MILITIA LEADER Arusha, June 16th, '99 (FH) - Prosecutors on Wednesday asked the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) to impose the maximum sentence of life imprisonment on former Interahamwe leader Georges Rutaganda for genocide and [...]