UN / RWANDA JALLOW

The Prosecutor for the ICTR announced today that one of the nine fugitives sought by the Tribunal for their involvement in the Rwandan genocide, was arrested overnight in the Democratic Republic of Congo. UNIFEED-UNTV

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:00
• Production Date: 9 December 2015
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR RWANDA - ICTR
• Subject Topical: CRIMINAL JUSTICE
• Geographic Subject: RWANDA
• MAMS Id: 1527575
• Parent Id: 1527575
• Alternate Title: unifeed151209e

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STORY: UN / RWANDA JALLOW
TRT: 02:00
SOURCE: UNIFEED-UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 09 DECEMBER 2015, UNITED NATIONS / RECENT, NEW YORK CITY, NY, USA

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RECENT, NEW YORK CITY, NY, USA

1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations Headquarters

09 DECEMBER 2015, UNITED NATIONS

2. Pan left, Justice Hassan Bubacar Jallow, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunal, walking to lectern

RECENT, UNITED NATIONS

3. Close up, camera

09 DECEMBER 2015, UNITED NATIONS

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Justice Hassan Bubacar Jallow, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunal:
“The Tribunal closes after having contributed significantly in ensuring that there is accountability for those who played a leading role in the genocide against the Tutsis in 1994. It also comes to an end after having made a significant contribution in the development of the jurisprudence of international criminal law, particularly in relation to genocide, defining, explaining the elements of the crime of genocide in the area of, the linkage between sexual violence and genocide etc. and I think also in developing many good practices. We provide useful lessons for national and international jurisdictions in carrying forth this global struggle for justice and accountability.”
5. Med shot, Jallow listening to reporter
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Justice Hassan Bubacar Jallow, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunal:
“Much has been accomplished but some work still remains to be done and of course the global struggle for accountability needs to continue. We still have fugitives who need to be arrested and brought to justice. The Mechanism, which is the successor of the ICTR, inherited 9 fugitives from the ICTR but I am pleased to say that overnight, one of those nine, was arrested in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It’s Ladislas Ntaganzwa, former mayor of Nyakizu commune in Butare. He was arrested and he’s presently in custody. He was indicted with genocide and crimes and against humanity, in connection with the killings of over 20,000 Tutsis in that particular commune.”
7. Pan right, Jallow walking away

Storyline

The Prosecutor for the ICTR announced today (09 Dec) that one of the nine fugitives sought by the Tribunal for their involvement in the Rwandan genocide, was arrested overnight in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Justice Hassan Bubacar Jallow, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunal, addressed reporters following a Security Council open debate on the ICTR and the International Criminal Tribunal of the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY).

Commenting on the closing of the ICTR on 31 December 2015 Jallow said the Tribunal had “contributed significantly in ensuring that there is accountability for those who played a leading role in the genocide against the Tutsis in 1994.”

He also stressed the importance of the Tribunal for its role in the development of the jurisprudence of international criminal law and in particular “in relation to genocide, defining, explaining the elements of the crime of genocide in the area of, the linkage between sexual violence and genocide etc. and I think also in developing many good practices. We provide useful lessons for national and international jurisdictions in carrying forth this global struggle for justice and accountability.”

Justice Jallow also announced Ladislas Ntaganzwa, the former Mayor of Nyakizu commune in Butare, and one of the nine fugitives wanted by the ICTR for their role in the Rwandan genocide, had been arrested.

“Much has been accomplished but some work still remains to be done and of course the global struggle for accountability needs to continue. We still have fugitives who need to be arrested and brought to justice” Jallow sad.

He then announced “the Mechanism, which is the successor of the ICTR, inherited 9 fugitives from the ICTR but I am pleased to say that overnight, one of those nine, was arrested in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It’s Ladislas Ntaganzwa, former mayor of Nyakizu commune in Butare. He was arrested and he’s presently in custody. He was indicted with genocide and crimes and against humanity, in connection with the killings of over 20,000 Tutsis in that particular commune.”