Augustin Ngirabatware

Augustin Ngirabatware (born 12 January 1957) is a Rwandan politician who participated in the Rwandan Genocide and has been convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.[1]

Ngirabatware was born in 1957.[1][2] He is an ethnic Hutu from Gisenyi commune.[1][3]

At the time of the genocide, Ngirabatware was serving Rwandan's Minister of Planning in the government of Juvénal Habyarimana, and was a member of the Gisenyi provincial committee for the MRND party.[1]

Ngirabatware was arrested in Frankfurt am Main, Germany on 17 September 2007[4] and transferred to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in October 2008.[5]

On 20 December 2012, he is found guilty of genocide, direct and public incitement to commit genocide and rape as a crime against humanity and sentenced to 35 years in jail.[1][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Trial Chamber Delivers Judgement in the Ngirabatware Case". International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. December 20, 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  3. ↑ "Rwanda genocide suspect deported to Africa". UPI (9 October 2008). Retrieved on 16 November 2008.
  4. ↑ "Genocide suspect found in Frankfurt", The Times (21 September 2007). Retrieved on 16 November 2008.
  5. ↑ "Ngirabatware taken to Arusha". Radio Netherlands Worldwide (8 October 2008). Retrieved on 16 November 2008.
  6. ↑ Hirondelle News Agency, 20.12.12 - ICTR/NGIRABATWARE - FORMER RWANDAN PLANNING MINISTER JAILED 35 YEARS FOR GENOCIDE.

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