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Rwanda
Manassé B.
Type of liability
Personne physique
Alleged perpetrator(s)
Manassé B.
Nationality of alleged perpetrator(s)
French-Rwandan
Legal classification of crime(s)
Genocide
Complicity in genocide
Complicity in crimes against humanity
Source of the complaint
NGO
Ongoing proceedings
oui
Regime
1 - TPIY/TPIR
4 - 113 CP
Summary of facts
While presiding over the cantonal court of Murambi, Manassé B. allegedly took part in the massacre of Tutsis in a church, together with Jean-Baptiste Gatété, who was sentenced to life imprisonment by the ICTR.
Amnesty International France recalls that everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law.
Legal proceedings
<p>December 31, 2003: Manassé B. is granted refugee status in France.<br />
July 24, 2007: The Rwandan court sentences him in absentia to life imprisonment.<br />
June 22, 2010: Manassé B. acquires French nationality.<br />
May 2011: He is arrested in Bouffémont, then released.<br />
August 31, 2011: The CPCR files a complaint on charges of “genocide”, “complicity in genocide” and “complicity in crimes against humanity” before the Pontoise High Court.<br />
October 11, 2011: The Investigating Chamber of the Versailles Court of Appeal refuses his extradition.<br />
March 5, 2012: The CPCR files a second complaint, with the Paris High Court, the Pontoise High Court having refused to transfer the case.<br />
March 28, 2012: A judicial investigation is opened.</p>
July 24, 2007: The Rwandan court sentences him in absentia to life imprisonment.<br />
June 22, 2010: Manassé B. acquires French nationality.<br />
May 2011: He is arrested in Bouffémont, then released.<br />
August 31, 2011: The CPCR files a complaint on charges of “genocide”, “complicity in genocide” and “complicity in crimes against humanity” before the Pontoise High Court.<br />
October 11, 2011: The Investigating Chamber of the Versailles Court of Appeal refuses his extradition.<br />
March 5, 2012: The CPCR files a second complaint, with the Paris High Court, the Pontoise High Court having refused to transfer the case.<br />
March 28, 2012: A judicial investigation is opened.</p>
Complaint
non
Names of NGOs / Victim(s)
CPCR
Legal basis for jurisdiction (article)
Law No. 96-432 of May 22, 1996
113-6 PC
113-6 PC
Court of Assizes judgment
n/a
Court of Appeal ruling
n/a
Court of Cassation ruling
n/a
Sources
Courrier International, « Rwanda : L’ex-magistrat Manasse Bigwenzaré ne sera pas extradé », 2011