The Prosecutor vs. Jean Akayesu Case No. ICTR-96-4-T
THE PROSECUTOR v. JEAN-PAUL AKAYESU Case No. ICTR-96-4-T JUDGEMENT [...] 1. INTRODUCTION [...] 6. [...] “The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, pursuant to his authority under Article 17 of the Statute of the Tribunal, charges: JEAN PAUL AKAYESU with GENOCIDE, CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY and VIOLATIONS OF ARTICLE 3 COMMON TO THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS, as set forth below: [...] The Accused Jean Paul AKAYESU, born in 1953 in Murehe sector, Taba commune, served as bourgmestre of that commune from April 1993 until June 1994. Prior to his appointment as bourgmestre , he was a teacher and school inspector in Taba. As bourgmestre , Jean Paul AKAYESU was charged with the performance of executive functions and the maintenance of public order within his commune, subject to the authority of the prefect. He had exclusive control over t...