{{The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has rejected the request for provisional release of Matthieu Ngirumpatse, the former leader of chairman of the National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development (MRND).}}
His request of 13 September relied in particular on its age (73 years), his sickness and time spent in detention.
“In light of the seriousness of the crime and the sentence imposed on Ngirumpatse, the time spent in custody, its potential impact on health and the length of proceedings is not a reason to justify the bail in this case,” said the Appeals Chamber in its decision dated 14 December.
Ngirumpatse was accused to have committed genocide crimes, direct and public incitement to commit genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
Ngirumpatse, who has been in the past eight months hospitalized in Nairobi, Kenya, wanted to be free to be temporarily housed in a “safe house” within Tanzania which houses the ICTR.
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