TRIAL CHAMBER III

Before Judges:
Andresia Vaz, presiding
Jai Ram Reddy
Sergei Alekseevich Egorov 

Registrar:   Adama Dieng 

Date:  17 June 2004

THE PROSECUTOR
v.
SYLVESTRE GACUMBTSI
Case No. ICTR-2001-64-T

Office of the Prosecutor: 
Richard Karegyesa
Andra Mobberley 
Khaled Ramadan

Counsel for the Defence:
Kouengoua
Anne Ngatio Mbattang

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER I:INTRODUCTION

A.  The Tribunal and its Jurisdiction  

B.  The Accused 

C. Procedural Background 

D. Evidentiary Matters 

E. Witness Protection 

CHAPTER II:  FACTUAL FINDINGS  

A. Paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 26 of the Indictment (General Allegations)

B. Paragraphs 4 to 7 and 9 to 14 of the Indictment (Meetings in Rusumo and Kibungo, the Accused’s movements within Rusumo commune and the distribution of weapons)  

1.  Allegations   

2.  Evidence  

Thursday, 7 April 1994  
Friday, 8 April 1994 
Saturday, 9 April 1994
Sunday, 10 April 1994
Monday, 11 April 1994
Tuesday, 12 April 1994 
Wednesday, 13 April 1994 
Thursday, 14 April 1994

3.  Discussions and Findings

C.  Paragraphes 15 to 19 and 27 of the Indictment (Attacks on Nyarubuye Parish) 

1. Allegations 

2. Evidence

15 April 1994
16 April 1994 
17 April 1994 
After 17 April 1994

3.  Discussion

15 April 1994 
16 April 1994 
17 April 1994 
The Defence Case: massacres committed by RPF

4. Conclusions

D. Paragraphs 31 to 36 of the Indictment (Killings)

1.Allegations 

2. Evidence 

13 April 1995 − The murder of Kanyogote

14 April 1994 − The murder of Kanyogote

15 April 1994 − Attack on the Nyabitare Catholic Centre

3.  Discussion − Findings

Paragraph 33 of the Indictment 

Paragraph 34 of the Indictment 

Paragraph 36 of the Indictment 

E.  Paragraphs 20, 21 and 37 to 40 of the Indictment (Rapes)

1.  Allegations 

2. Evidence   

3.  Discussion

4. Findings

F. Paragraphs 8, 22, 23 and 24 of the Indictment (Authority of the Accused)

1.  Allegations

2.  Evidence

3. Discussion and Findings

CHAPTER III: LEGAL FINDINGS 

A. Genocide and related offences 

1.  Statute and case law

2. Genocide

Killings members of the group 

Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the Tutsi

Ethnic Group 

3. Complicity in Genocide

B. Crimes against Humanity

1.Common elements  

2. Crimes against humanity − extermination 

3.  Crimes against humanity − murder 

4.  Crimes against humanity − rape 

CHAPTER IV:   VERDICT 

CHAPPTER V:  SENTENCING

A. General principles governing determination of sentences

B.  Aggravating circumstances

Finding 

C. Mitigating Circumstances

Conclusion 

D.   Sentencing Ranges 

Thirty Years’ Imprisonment

Annex I −  List of cited sources and abbreviations

Annex II − The Indictment