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1998
December 1998
14 December 1998 - Former militia leader Omar Serushago pleads "guilty" to genocide and other crimes but "not guilty" to rape
8 December 1998 - Initial appearance of Omar Serushago, a former militia leader, set for 14 December 1998
November 1998
23 November 1998 - Registrar visits ICTR Detention Facilities, meets Tribunal detainees
18 November 1998 - Joint trial of Clement Kayishema and Obed Ruzindana comes to a close
13 November 1998 - Major Bernard Ntuyahaga pleads not guilty to the murder of Belgian soldiers and the former Rwandan Prime Minister
4 November 1998 - General Assembly elects nine judges to International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda to serve until May 2003, in five rounds of balloting
October 1998
30 October 1998 - Akayesu ends hunger strike
30 October 1998 - Facts Regarding Assignment of Counsel to ICTR Detainees
28 October 1998 - Kayishema/Ruzindana trial draws to a close
28 October 1998 - ICTR detainees end hunger strike
23 October 1998 - Another high ranking accused transferred to ICTR custody
7 October 1998 - The Jean-Paul Akayesu case: parties appeal
2 October 1998 - Jean-Paul Akayesu sentenced to life imprisonment
September 1998
28 September 1998 - Prosecution asks for life imprisonment of Jean-Paul Akayesu
18 September 1998 - French parliamentary delegation visits ICTR
10 September 1998 - Another genocide suspect transferred to Arusha
2 September 1998 - Historic judgement finds Akayesu guilty of genocide
1 September 1998 - Clement Kayishema begins testimony in his defence
August 1998
18 August 1998 - Joint trial of Clement Kayishema and Obed Ruzindana resumes with witness saying Ruzindana never indulged in politics
17 August 1998 - Colonel Alphonse Nteziryayo pleads “not guilty” to six counts during his initial appearance
July 1998
16 July 1998 - Five suspects appear before Judge Laïty Kama for a hearing of a request under Article 40 bis (j)
11 July 1998 - Four suspects, one accused transferred to Arusha
June 1998
26 June 1998 - Motions heard before the two Trial Chambers
12 June 1998 - Joint trial of Kayishema and Ruzindana to resume on Monday
10 June 1998 - Statement by the Prosecutor Louise Arbour regarding the arrests of five suspects and one accused in West Africa
May 1998
21 May 1998 - Colonel Alphonse Nteziryayo transferred to Arusha
13 May 1998 - Jean-Paul Akayesu cross-examined by the Prosecution
5 May 1998 - United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan confirms support to the Tribunal for Rwanda
April 1998
29 April 1998 - Statement on Amnesty International's report, "International Criminal Tribunal For Rwanda: Trials and Tribulations", dated 30 April 1998
1 April 1998 - Theoneste Bagosora and others: Prosecutor's application for a new indictment dismissed
March 1998
25 March 1998 - Jean-Paul Akayesu: closing arguments by the Defence adjourned to tomorrow, 26 March 1998
17 March 1998 - Prosecution's final submission in the case of Jean-Paul Akayesu set for Thursday, 19 March 1998
12 March 1998 - Jean-Paul Akayesu begins testimony in his Defence
10 March 1998 - Trial of Jean-Paul Akayesu enters final phase
3 March 1998 - Trial of Rutaganda resumes tomorrow
February 1998
23 February 1998 - General Dallaire, former Commander of UNAMIR, gives testimony
23 February 1998 - Hearing of General Romeo Dallaire's testimony postponed
20 February 1998 - Secretary-General to present Amicus Curiae submission in the Akayesu trial
18 February 1998 - The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and women victims and witnesses of the Rwandan genocide - the facts
17 February 1998 - Akayesu defence motions dismissed
16 February 1998 - Justice Minister of Belgium to visit ICTR on 23 February 1998
16 February 1998 - Laurent Semanza pleads "not gullty" to seven counts
3 February 1998 - General Dallaire to appear in court on 23 February 1998