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Rwanda
Innocent M.
Type of liability
Personne physique
Alleged perpetrator(s)
Innocent M.
Nationality of alleged perpetrator(s)
Rwandan
Legal classification of crime(s)
Genocide
Source of the complaint
Public Prosecutor's Office
Ongoing proceedings
oui
Regime
1 - TPIY/TPIR
Summary of facts
Innocent M. is a truck driver accused of participating in the 1994 genocide.
He allegedly led an attack on a trading center, massacred several refugees and murdered some of his neighbors in Mukaka.
Legal proceedings
<p>January 2013: The Investigating Chamber of the Dijon Court of Appeal issues a favorable opinion on the extradition of Innocent M.<br />
April 2013: The Court of Cassation quashes the judgment of the Investigating Chamber of the Dijon Court of Appeal.<br />
November 2013: The Paris Court of Appeal issues a favorable opinion on the extradition of Innocent M.<br />
February 2014: The Court of Cassation quashes the judgment of the Investigating Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal.<br />
2019: A judicial investigation is opened.<br />
March 30, 2021: The CPCR joins as a civil party.</p>
April 2013: The Court of Cassation quashes the judgment of the Investigating Chamber of the Dijon Court of Appeal.<br />
November 2013: The Paris Court of Appeal issues a favorable opinion on the extradition of Innocent M.<br />
February 2014: The Court of Cassation quashes the judgment of the Investigating Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal.<br />
2019: A judicial investigation is opened.<br />
March 30, 2021: The CPCR joins as a civil party.</p>
Complaint
non
Names of NGOs / Victim(s)
CPCR
Legal basis for jurisdiction (article)
Law No. 96-432 of May 22, 1996
Court of Assizes judgment
n/a
Court of Appeal ruling
n/a
Court of Cassation ruling
n/a
Sources
CPCR, « Rwanda : Le CPCR se constitue partie civile dans de nouveaux dossiers », 2021