Rwanda
Alphonse K.
Type of liability
Personne physique
Alleged perpetrator(s)
Alphonse K.
Nationality of alleged perpetrator(s)
Rwandan
Legal classification of crime(s)
Genocide
Crimes against humanity
Conspiracy to commit these crimes
Source of the complaint
Public Prosecutor's Office
Ongoing proceedings
oui
Regime
1 - TPIY/TPIR
Summary of facts
Alphonse K. was a doctor and dean of the Faculty of Medicine in Butare, Rwanda, in 1994.
He allegedly called for attacks on the Tutsi minority at a meeting on May 14, 1994, in Butare, in the presence of Jean Kambada, Prime Minister of the interim government. He is also accused of having given instructions, within Butare hospital, aimed at the extermination or identification of Tutsi patients, refugees or staff members.
He arrived in France in 2000; his name reportedly came up in 2024 in two Rwandan trials before French courts.
Amnesty International France recalls that everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law.
Legal proceedings
February 25, 2025: Alphonse K. is placed in police custody.<br />
February 28, 2025: Alphonse K. is indicted for genocide, crimes against humanity and conspiracy to commit these crimes. He is placed under judicial supervision.</p>