\nArusha, June 30, 2011 (FH) - Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) will hear the appeal case of former Rwandan military officer Major Aloys Ntabakuze on September 27, 2011, according to Tribunal's scheduling order.\n<\/p>\n
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\nNtabakuze, ex-Commander of the Rwandan Para-Commando Battalion was convicted for genocide and sentenced to life imprisonment alongside two other officers, Colonel Theoneste Bagosora and Lieutenant Colonel Aloys Nsengiyumva whose appeal hearing had already been heard on March 30, 2011.\n<\/p>\n
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\nThe trio was jointly tried in a case commonly known as Military I.\n<\/p>\n
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\nThe hearing of Major Ntabakuze's appeal was delayed following the Appeals Chamber decision to sanction former Lead counsel for the appellant, American lawyer Peter Erlinder for failure to represent his client in his appeal (March 30, 2011).\n<\/p>\n
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\nIn its decision dated April 21, 2011, the Chamber ordered Erlinder's replacement as counsel for the former Rwandan military officer for misconduct, prompting the Registrar of the Tribunal to appoint Canadian lawyer, Professor Andre Tremblay lead counsel for the appellant. Professor Tremblay used to be the Co-counsel for Major Ntabakuze.\n<\/p>\n
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\nErlinder was reportedly worried to travel to Arusha, Tanzania, at the Tribunal's seat, for the appeal hearing of Major Ntabakuze allegedly for threats on his life. \n<\/p>\n
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\nUnder such circumstances, the Chamber was compelled to postpone the hearing and granted an order, separating Ntabakuze's appeal from the other two, Colonel Bagosora and Lieutenant Colonel Nsengiyumva.\n<\/p>\n
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\nThey were each sentenced to life imprisonment on December 18, 2008 for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.\n<\/p>\n
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