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Rwanda

Stanislas M.

Type of liability
Personne physique

Alleged perpetrator(s)
Stanislas M.

Nationality of alleged perpetrator(s)
Rwandan

Legal classification of crime(s)
Genocide

Source of the complaint
NGO

Ongoing proceedings
oui

Regime
1 - TPIY/TPIR

Summary of facts

Stanislas M. is the former Minister of Justice of the Rwandan government.

In exile, he is considered one of the perpetrators of the genocide against the Tutsi.

Amnesty International France recalls that everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law.

Legal proceedings

<p>October 12, 2006: The CNDA rejects Stanislas M.’s asylum application, invoking Article 1F.<br />
May 2, 2008: The CPCR files a complaint against Stanislas M.<br />
<span class="TextRun SCXW169647380 BCX0" lang="FR-FR" xml:lang="FR-FR" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169647380 BCX0">March 28</span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW169647380 BCX0"></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169647380 BCX0">, 2024: </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169647380 BCX0">Stanislas </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169647380 BCX0">M.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169647380 BCX0"> is arrest</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169647380 BCX0">ed</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169647380 BCX0"> in Belgium and placed in detention</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169647380 BCX0">.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW169647380 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>

Complaint

oui

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, « Stanislas Mbonampeka »

Commission des Recours des réfugiés, décision du 12 octobre 2006

Echos d'Afrique, « Les dessous de l’arrestation de Me Stanislas Mbonampeka à Bruxelles-Belgique »

Alain Gauthier, « CPCR - Stanislas Mbonampeka arrêté en Belgique »