In February 2003, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda found both Ntakirutimana and his son Dr. Gérard, a physician who had completed graduate work in the US prior to returning to Rwanda, guilty of aiding and abetting genocide and crimes against humanity committed in Rwanda in 1994. The Tribunal found it proven beyond reasonable doubt that Ntakirutimana, himself belonging to the Hutu ethnicity, had transported armed attackers to the Mugonero complex, where they killed hundreds of Tutsi refugees. Ntakirutimana was sentenced to 10 years in prison.[1] He was convicted on the basis of eyewitness accounts. A number of the convictions were overturned on appeal but the sentence was unchanged. He was released on December 6, 2006 after serving 10 years under arrest or in prison, and died the following month.[2]
elizaphan, ntakirutimana, 1924, kibuye, rwanda, january, 2007, arusha, tanzania, pastor, seventh, adventist, church, rwanda, first, clergyman, convicted, role, 1994, rwandan, genocide, born1924, 1924, kibuye, rwandadiedjanuary, 2007, 2007, arusha, tanzaniacrim. Elizaphan Ntakirutimana 1924 in Kibuye Rwanda January 22 2007 in Arusha Tanzania was a pastor of the Seventh day Adventist Church in Rwanda and was the first clergyman to be convicted for a role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide Elizaphan NtakirutimanaBorn1924 1924 Kibuye RwandaDiedJanuary 22 2007 2007 01 23 age 82 Arusha TanzaniaCriminal statusDeceasedConviction s Aiding and abetting genocideAiding and abetting crimes against humanityCriminal penalty10 years imprisonmentIn February 2003 the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda found both Ntakirutimana and his son Dr Gerard a physician who had completed graduate work in the US prior to returning to Rwanda guilty of aiding and abetting genocide and crimes against humanity committed in Rwanda in 1994 The Tribunal found it proven beyond reasonable doubt that Ntakirutimana himself belonging to the Hutu ethnicity had transported armed attackers to the Mugonero complex where they killed hundreds of Tutsi refugees Ntakirutimana was sentenced to 10 years in prison 1 He was convicted on the basis of eyewitness accounts A number of the convictions were overturned on appeal but the sentence was unchanged He was released on December 6 2006 after serving 10 years under arrest or in prison and died the following month 2 A letter addressed to Ntakirutimana by Tutsi Seventh day Adventist pastors which he showed to author Philip Gourevitch provided the title for Gourevitch s 1998 book We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families The book accuses Ntakirutimana of complicity in the deaths of the refugees See also Edit Christianity portal Biography portal Africa portalCharles A Adeogun Phillips Wenceslas Munyeshyaka Emmanuel Rukundo Athanase SerombaReferences Edit Guilty of Murder Retrieved August 10 2018 ICTR Press Release Archived from the original on 2014 08 14 Retrieved 2011 02 04 External links EditDennis Hokama Former Rwandan Seventh day Adventist Minister to be Extradited for War Crimes Trial Adventist Today 8 2 March April 2000 This Rwandan biography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Seventh day Adventist related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elizaphan Ntakirutimana amp oldid 1121261951, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
