Bagosora and two other top genocide architects get life imprisonment

Ntabakuze was found guilty, as the commander of the elite Para Commando Battalion, for the participation of his soldiers in killings at Kabeza, Nyanza Hill and the L’Institut Africain et Mauricien de Statistiques et d’Economie (IAMSEA) in Kigali.

Nsengiyumva was considered responsible for massacres at Mudende University, Nyundo Parish as well as the targeted killing of civilians in Gisenyi prefecture, the area under his operational command. He was also guilty of sending militiamen to the Bisesero area of Kibuye prefecture to kill Tutsi refugees in June 1994.

The Bagosora et al trial saw a total of 242 witnesses being heard, 82 for the Prosecution and 160 for the Defence.

The trial concluded after 408 days. More than 300 written judicial decisions were issued during the course of the proceedings. In parallel with this trial, the judges heard nine single-accused cases.

The Defence teams were led by Raphaël Constant of Martinique for Bagosora); Paul Skolnik of Canada for Kabiligi, Peter Erlinder of the United States for Ntabakuze and Kennedy Ogetto of Kenya for Nsengiyumva.