Protais mpiranya biography examples

INDICTMENT

Protais Mpiranya was charged with genocide or, alternatively, complicity in genocide, as well as crimes against humanity and murder as a violation of Common Article 3 and Additional Protocol II to the Geneva Conventions of 1949, committed in Rwanda between 6 April and 17 July 1994.

During this period, Mpiranya was the Commander of the Presidential Guard Battalion of the FAR.

The operative indictment against Mpiranya, dated 3 August 2012 (“Indictment”), alleges that during this period, there were widespread and/or systematic attacks throughout Rwanda against the civilian population based on Tutsi ethnic identification and political grounds.

During the attacks, some Rwandan citizens killed or caused harm to persons perceived to be Tutsi, political opponents and their affiliates, and peacekeepers.

The Indictment alleges that Mpiranya is responsible for the killings and/or causing of serious harm to persons identified as Tutsi, including the killing of the Prime Minister