Hearing of Jean-François DUPAQUIER, for the civil parties. Hearing of colonel Michel ROBARDEY, in Rwanda from September 1990 to September 1993, witness for the defense. Hearing of Mrs FOLL and Mr. JACQUEMIN, policemen in Mayotte during Pascal SIMBIKANGWAs arrest.

Hearing of Mr. Johan SWINNEN, former Ambassador of Belgium to Rwanda from 1990 to 12 April 1994. Hearing of Linda MELVERN, investigative journalist, for the civil parties. Hearing of Esther MUJAWAYO, survivor, psychotherapist, for the civil parties.

A delegation from Kigali (AERG/GAERG) led by EGAM attends the morning hearing in support of the civil parties. Thank you all. Hearing of Pierre PÉAN, journalist/writer, for the defence. Hearing of Renaud GIRARD, journalist at the Figaro, professor at the IEP of Paris (Institute of Political Studies). Hearing of Mr. Philippe CEPPI, swiss journalist

Report from René DEGNI-SEGUIs, UN Special Envoy in Rwanda. Hearing of Gaspard MUSABYIMANA, writer/editor, researcher, for the defense.

Hearing of Mrs Hélène DUMAS, researcher at the CNRS

Hearing of Mr. Stéphane AUDOIN-ROUZEAU, study director at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS). Hearing of Mr Jacques SEMELIN, research director at the CNRS and teacher at Sciences Po.

Examination of Mr SIMBIKANGWA Hearing of three medical experts

Court ruling on the invalidity request. Examination on SIMBIKANGWAs CV. Hearing of Mrs Julie LANDRY, personality investigator. Resumption of personality enquiry. Hearing of Bonaventure MUTANGANA, “brother” of SIMBIKANGWA.

The appeal trial of Pascal SIMBIKANGWA opened this morning at then Assizes Court of Bobigny. The media has spread the word : no one is there, almost. It is true that “the Tutsi genocide does not interest anyone”. The morning began with a brief examination of the identity of the accused. Then the President of the Court, Mr. Régis De JORNA, conducted a draw for 9 holder jurors and 5 alternate jurors who were then sworn in. The morning ended with the mention of the associations bringing the civil suits : the CPCR, FIDH, LDH, SURVIE and LICRA. A good …

The sentence of 25 years of imprisonment for “genocide and complicity in crimes against humanity” has been confirmed after the appeal trial held from the 25th of October to the 3rd of December 2016 at the Assize Court of Bobigny. Pascal SIMBIKANGWA has already been sentenced to the same sentence of the 14th of March 2014 after a two month trial at the Assize Court in Paris. Arrested in Mayotte for selling forged documents when he was already wanted by Interpol for genocide, the former captain of the Rwandan army, a member of the intelligence services of the Habyarimana regime, …