Jean-Baptiste Gatete

Jean-Baptiste Gatete (born 1953) is a Rwandan politician, accused of complicity in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide.

Gatete was born in the commune of Murambi in the prefecture of Byumba, Rwanda. He was educated as an agricultural engineer, and served as mayor ("bourgmestre") of Murambi from 1987 to 1993. An ethnic Hutu, he was a prominent member of the dominant MRND party.

In 1993 he ceased his mayoral duties, but retained influence over the area. He is accused of planning and directly participating in genocide between 6 April and 30 April 1994, particularly in the parish of Kiziguro.

Gatete was arrested on 11 September, 2002 in the Republic of Congo. Two days later, he was transferred to the headquarters of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha, Tanzania. Among the charges are genocide and crimes against humanity.

References

* [http://65.18.216.88/ENGLISH/cases/Gatete/ Indictment against Gatete] , from the ICTR

External links

* [http://www.trial-ch.org/trialwatch/profiles/en/facts/p216.html Trial Watch: Jean-Baptiste Gatete]
* [http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2002/13473.htm Arrest of Rwanda Tribunal Indictee Jean-Baptiste Gatete] , U.S. State Department press release