THE PROSECUTOR V. CALLIXTE KALIMANZIRA (TRIAL JUDGMENT)
The Chamber found that the Prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that Callixte Kalimanzira was individually criminally responsible for genocide and direct and public incitement to commit genocide, based on his acts of aiding, abetting, and instigating killings of Tutsis, his presence and tacit approval at key meetings, and his direct and public incitement at roadblocks and public gatherings. The Chamber found the accused's alibi and challenges to witness credibility unconvincing and determined that procedural defects did not materially prejudice the defence. The Chamber dismissed the cou…
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- Genocide
- Complicity in genocide
- Direct and public incitement to commit genocide
- Criminal responsibility
- Evidentiary issues
- Disclosure violations