Tharcisse Renzaho
Tharcisse Renzaho | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 July 1944 Rwanda-Urundi |
| Nationality | Rwandan |
| Occupation(s) | Soldier, Politician |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated |
| Allegiance |  Rwanda |
| Conviction(s) |
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| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment (2009) |
Tharcisse Renzaho (born 17 July 1944) is a
Renzaho was born in the Gaseta sector of the Kigarama commune, in the Rwandan prefecture of Kibungo. He was educated as a military engineer in various academies in
In 1990, he entered politics. An ethnic
According to the prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Renzaho is alleged to have contributed to the genocide in numerous ways between 7 April and July 1994, including exercising his authority to set up roadblocks for the interception and murder of Tutsis, dismissing councillors who objected to the genocide, personally ordering the detainment and murder of Tutsis, equipping genocidaires with Kalashnikov rifles, and ordering the murder of the journalist André Kameya.
Following the collapse of the interim government and the victory of the
He was arrested on 26 September 2002 in the
On 14 July 2009 the ICTR sentenced Renzaho to life in prison. On 1 April 2011 the Appeals Chamber confirmed Renzaho's sentence.[2]
References
- ^ Second Amended Indictment against Renzaho, from the ICTR
- ^ "Tharcisse Renzaho – TRIAL International". trialinternational.org. Archived from the original on 2016-07-07.
External links
- U.S. State Department statement on Renzaho's arrest
- Rwanda genocide suspect held by tribunal, Daily Telegraph, October 1, 2002