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Omar Serushago’s sentence to be delivered on 5 February 1999

29 January 1999
"I ask you to pardon me so that the Almighty God may bless us and give us his pardon. I also ask the people of Rwanda whose relatives we killed, especially members of the Tutsi community, my own brothers, to forgive and pardon me". Omar Serushago, a former militia leader of the Interahamwe, today asked Trial Chamber 1 to give him a lenient sentence as he tearfully asked for... more

Trial of Alfred Musema starts

25 January 1999
The trial of Mr. Alfred Musema, former director of Gisovu Tea Factory in Kibuye Prefecture, began today, Monday 25 January 1999. The Prosecution presented its opening arguments, linking the accused to the massacres of Tutsis in Kibuye, Rwanda, in 1994, and soon after the first Witness took the stand. The Defence opted not to present its opening argument at this stage as laid... more

Trial Chamber holds sessions in the cases of Anatole Nsengiyumva and Ferdinand Nahimana

25 January 1999
The ICTR Trial Chamber 1, composed of Judge Laïty Kama (presiding), Judge William Sekule and Judge Tafazzal Khan, on Thursday 26 June 1997 held two sessions in the cases of Lt. Col. Anatole Nsengiyumva and Mr. Ferdinand Nahimana. In the first session, the Chamber received and granted a motion filed by the Prosecution for measures to be ordered for the protection of its... more

Trial of Alfred Musema to begin on 25 January 1999

20 January 1999
The trial of Alfred Musema, a former Director of Gisovu Tea Factory in Kibuye Prefecture, will begin on Monday 25 January 1999 before Trial Chamber 1, composed of Judges Lennart Aspegren (presiding), Laïty Kama and Navanethem Pillay. This will be the first trial in which measures to speed up cases, adopted on 8 June 1998 by the 5th Plenary Session of Judges, will be applied.... more

Former militia leader Omar Serushago pleads "guilty" to genocide and other crimes but "not guilty" to rape

14 December 1998
In an unprecedented development, a militia leader of the Interahamwe, Omar Serushago, today pleaded "guilty" to four counts of genocide and crimes against humanity and "not guilty" to the fifth count of crime against humanity (rape) brought against him by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. The plea was entered by the accused at his initial appearance before the... more

Initial appearance of Omar Serushago, a former militia leader, set for 14 December 1998

8 December 1998
The initial appearance of Omar Serushago, a former leader of the Interahamwe militia in Gisenyi Prefecture, will take place on Monday 14 December 1998 before Trial Chamber 1. The accused, who is defended by Counsel Mohamed Ismail from Tanzania, will enter a plea of "guilty" or "not guilty" to the charges brought against him by the Tribunal. Journalists are requested to be in... more

Registrar visits ICTR Detention Facilities, meets Tribunal detainees

23 November 1998
The Registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Mr. Agwu Ukiwe Okali, on 18 November 1998 visited the United Nations Detention Facilities in Arusha, where suspects and accused persons in the Tribunal's custody are detained before and during their trials. Mr. Okali met with the detainees and discussed with them in detail the nature and limits of the Tribunal's... more

Joint trial of Clement Kayishema and Obed Ruzindana comes to a close

18 November 1998
The joint trial of Mr. Clement Kayishema and Mr. Obed Ruzindana has come to a close following the conclusion of final oral submissions by the prosecution and defence on 17 November 1998. Trial Chamber 2 composed of Judges William Sekule (presiding), Yakov Ostrovsky and Tafazzal Khan will now deliberate on the case, before announcing the date when judgement will be delivered... more

Major Bernard Ntuyahaga pleads not guilty to the murder of Belgian soldiers and the former Rwandan Prime Minister

13 November 1998
Major Bernard Ntuyahaga, a former officer in the Rwandan Armed Forces (RAF), today pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of responsibility for the murder of ten Belgian soldiers of the UNAMIR (United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda) peacekeeping mission, and the former Rwandan Prime Minister, Agathe Uwilingiyimana, in April 1994 in Rwanda. The plea was entered during... more

General Assembly elects nine judges to International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda to serve until May 2003, in five rounds of balloting

4 November 1998
Six to Replace Judges Whose Term Expire May 1999, Three Others Will Begin Duties Without Delay on Newly Established Third Trial Chamber The General Assembly of the United Nations elected nine judges to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in five rounds of voting yesterday, 3 November 1998. Elected to the Tribunal were Pavel Dolenc (Slovenia), Mehmet... more