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He was charged by the [[International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda]] on October 23, 2000 along with co-leader [[Ferdinand Nahimana]] and [[Hassan Ngeze]], director and editor of the ''Kangura'' newspaper. Mr. Barayagwiza was initially defended by Canadian lawyer Mrs. Marchessault and American lawyer Mr. Danielson. When the two lawyers withdrew, Mr. Barayagwiza was defended throughout the trial, up to the sentence of first instance, by the Italian lawyer Giacomo Barletta Caldarera, so far the only Italian lawyer to have acted as defense counsel in a UN International Tribunal. Barayagwiza refused to participate in the trial, claiming that the judges were not impartial.<ref>[http://www.radionetherlands.nl/features/media/dossiers/rwanda-h.html Hate Radio: Rwanda - Radio Netherlands Worldwide - English<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061014073140/http://www.radionetherlands.nl/features/media/dossiers/rwanda-h.html |date=2006-10-14 }}</ref> |
He was charged by the [[International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda]] on October 23, 2000 along with co-leader [[Ferdinand Nahimana]] and [[Hassan Ngeze]], director and editor of the ''Kangura'' newspaper. Mr. Barayagwiza was initially defended by Canadian lawyer Mrs. Marchessault and American lawyer Mr. Danielson. When the two lawyers withdrew, Mr. Barayagwiza was defended throughout the trial, up to the sentence of first instance, by the Italian lawyer Giacomo Barletta Caldarera, so far the only Italian lawyer to have acted as defense counsel in a UN International Tribunal. Barayagwiza refused to participate in the trial, claiming that the judges were not impartial.<ref>[http://www.radionetherlands.nl/features/media/dossiers/rwanda-h.html Hate Radio: Rwanda - Radio Netherlands Worldwide - English<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061014073140/http://www.radionetherlands.nl/features/media/dossiers/rwanda-h.html |date=2006-10-14 }}</ref> |
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After his conviction on December 3, 2003 to 35 years imprisonment (he was sentenced to 27 years, given his time already spent in captivity), he announced that he was appealing the sentence. He was assigned Donald Herbert and Tanoo Mylvaganam as a new defence counsel on |
After his conviction on December 3, 2003 to 35 years imprisonment (he was sentenced to 27 years, given his time already spent in captivity), he announced that he was appealing the sentence. He was assigned Donald Herbert and Tanoo Mylvaganam as a new defence counsel on 30 November 2004. Mr. Alfred Pognon was called as “adjunct” defense counsel to Mr. Barletta Caldarera. His last appeal was rejected by the [[International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda]] on 22 June 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ictr-archive09.library.cornell.edu/ENGLISH/cases/Barayagwiza/decisions/090622.pdf |title=Jean-Bosco Barayagwiza v. The Prosecutor. p. 13 }}</ref> |
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He died on 25 April 2010 in [[Cotonou]], [[Benin]],<ref name=newsletter>{{cite web|url=http://unictr.unmict.org/sites/unictr.org/files/news/newsletters/apr10.pdf#page=10|title=ICTR Newsletter|date=April 2010|page=10|work=[[ICTR]]}}</ref> due to an advanced case of Hepatitis C. It has been reported by his family that he was denied adequate treatment. |
He died on 25 April 2010 in [[Cotonou]], [[Benin]],<ref name=newsletter>{{cite web|url=http://unictr.unmict.org/sites/unictr.org/files/news/newsletters/apr10.pdf#page=10|title=ICTR Newsletter|date=April 2010|page=10|work=[[ICTR]]}}</ref> due to an advanced case of Hepatitis C. It has been reported by his family that he was denied adequate treatment. |
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Jean-Bosco Barayagwiza | |
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| Born | 1950 |
| Died | 25 April 2010 |
| Nationality | Rwandan |
| Occupation(s) | lawyer, civil servant[1] |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Criminal charge | conspiracy to commit genocide, genocide, direct and public incitement to commit genocide; complicity in genocide; and crimes against humanity (persecution, extermination and murder) (ICTR-97-27-1 on 10 November 1999)[1] |
| Penalty | 32 years imprisonment |
Jean-Bosco Barayagwiza (1950, Mutura – 25 April 2010) was a Rwandan diplomat and the chairman of the executive committee for the Rwandan radio station Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines from 1993 and during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
Barayagwiza was a founding member of the extremist party Coalition for the Defence of the Republic.[2]
He was charged by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda on October 23, 2000 along with co-leader Ferdinand Nahimana and Hassan Ngeze, director and editor of the Kangura newspaper. Mr. Barayagwiza was initially defended by Canadian lawyer Mrs. Marchessault and American lawyer Mr. Danielson. When the two lawyers withdrew, Mr. Barayagwiza was defended throughout the trial, up to the sentence of first instance, by the Italian lawyer Giacomo Barletta Caldarera, so far the only Italian lawyer to have acted as defense counsel in a UN International Tribunal. Barayagwiza refused to participate in the trial, claiming that the judges were not impartial.[3]
After his conviction on December 3, 2003 to 35 years imprisonment (he was sentenced to 27 years, given his time already spent in captivity), he announced that he was appealing the sentence. He was assigned Donald Herbert and Tanoo Mylvaganam as a new defence counsel on 30 November 2004. Mr. Alfred Pognon was called as “adjunct” defense counsel to Mr. Barletta Caldarera. His last appeal was rejected by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda on 22 June 2009.[4]
He died on 25 April 2010 in Cotonou, Benin,[2] due to an advanced case of Hepatitis C. It has been reported by his family that he was denied adequate treatment.
References
External links
- RwandaFile: Articles from Kangura, in English, French and Kinyarwanda