NDINDABAHIZI, SIXTH FORMER MINISTER TO BE TRIED

Ndindabahizi, 53, is charged with three counts including genocide and crimes against humanity (extermination and murder). He allegedly perpetrated massacres of civilians in his home prefecture of Kibuye, western Rwanda. He is also accused of organizing, inciting and supervising massacres, including making public calls for the killing of Tutsis in general and certain individuals in particular. Former Prime Minister Jean Kambanda was the first minister of the interim government to be convicted by the tribunal. He was sentenced to life imprisonment on September 4th, 1998, after pleading guilty to genocide and crimes against humanity. The Appeals Chamber confirmed the sentence on October 19th, 2000. Kambanda admitted that he spoke in public meetings and over the radio, inciting the population to kill Tutsi civilians. . Second on the list was Eliezer Niyitegeka (former Minister for Information). He was found guilty of genocide and condemned to life imprisonment on May 15, 2003