Courts & Tribunals: Three Accused Arrested by ICTR in Past Three Months
On Monday, 14 November 2005, Callixte Kalimanzira, the Minister of Interior of Rwanda in April and May 1994, made his initial appearance before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ("ICTR") and plead not guilty on charges of genocide, complicity in genocide, and direct and public incitement to commit genocide.[1] In the past three months, three individuals have surrendered or been arrested by the ICTR to face charges in connections with the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Besides Kalimanzira's surrender on 8 November 2005, the ICTR arrested Joseph Serugendo, former member of the Comité d’Initiative and Interahamwe militia, on 16 September 2005, and Michel Bagaragaza, director general of the office controlling the Rwandan tea industry in 1994, surrendered to the ICTR 16 August 2005. Since the ICTR's inception, 72 accused persons have been arrested by the Tribunal.
Further Information:
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Case No: ICTR-05-88-1, Trial Chamber Two, "Minutes of Proceedings"
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (Official Site)
Legal Texts of the ICTR
Status of ICTR Cases
Status of ICTR Detainees