Person
Jean-Paul Akayesu
Mayor (bourgmestre) of Taba commune in 1994; convicted of genocide by the Rwanda Tribunal in 1998.
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Prosecutor v. Akayesu
- Convicted by International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: genocide, rape and other crimes against humanity; life imprisonment (sentenced 2 October 1998) 12
Connections 3
convicted by
- International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda 2 Sep 1998 genocide, rape and other crimes against humanity; life imprisonment (sentenced 2 October 1998) Primary record 12
involved in
- Killings in Taba commune, 19 April 1994 the Tribunal found he ordered the killings Primary record 1
appears in
- Prosecutor v. Akayesu, Trial Judgement (2 September 1998) the accused Primary record 1
Timeline 1 date
- 2 Sep 1998 Jean-Paul Akayesu convicted by International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Proof 2 sources
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The Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu, Case No. ICTR-96-4-T, Judgement of Trial Chamber I, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, 2 Sep 1998.
Primary record
Count 1: Guilty of Genocide
the Accused is individually criminally responsible for the death of these victims, pursuant to Article 6(1) of the Statute.
Count 13: Guilty of Crime against Humanity (Rape)
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The Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu, Case No. ICTR-96-4-T, Sentence (transcript of the sentencing hearing), International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, 2 Oct 1998.
Primary record
therefore sentences Akayesu to a single sentence of life imprisonment
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