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He is being prosecuted for massacres of Tutsis in his area. He has pled not guilty. <\/p>\n<p>His trial began on 25 September 2006. The prosecution rested its case on 29 January 2007 after having called 24 witnesses. <\/p>\n<p>The defence started presenting its case on 25 April. It called 36 witnesses. <\/p>\n<p>Nshamihigo is being tried before the third chamber of first instance of the ICTR presided by Judge Dennis Byron (Saint-Kitts and Nevis), also president of the ICTR. <\/p>\n<p>The chamber also includes Burkinabean Judge Gustave Kam and Czech Judge Robert Fremr. <\/p>\n<p>The parties will file their statements of case on 3 December. The judges will later decide on the date for the closing arguments. <\/p>\n<p>Nshamihigo is defended by two Canadian lawyers, Denis Turcotte and Henri Beno&icirc;t. 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