The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has deferred “at the beginning of next year,” hearings in the trial of former President and Vice- President of MRND, IGIHE learn from the Source.
According to the previous calendar, these hearings would be held Monday and Tuesday.
The ICTR spokesman Roland Amoussouga told Hirondelle News Agency on Monday that the appeal trial was postponed “at the beginning of next year 2014,” a date to be specified later.
Ngirumpatse Mathieu, who was president of the MRND, and Karemera , who was vice -president , were sentenced to life imprisonment in December 21th, 2011 after being convicted of crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, including failing to prevent abuses committed by young people ‘Interahamwe’ who were in their party.
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