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Official Record of the Judgment in the case of François Bazaramba

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DISTRICT COURT OF ITÄ-UUSIMAA
JUDGMENT 10/423
Division 1
Docket no. R 09/404
11 June 2010

Lars Karlsson, Chief Judge of the District Court
Vesa Komulainen, District Court Judge
Mikael Selander, District Court Judge
Secretary Petra Spring Reiman, District Court Judge

Prosecutor	Raija Toivianen, state prosecutor Leena Koivuniemi, district prosecutor Tom Laitinen, district prosecutor
Defendant(s)	BAZARAMBA, FRANCOIS
Defence counsel	Ville Hoikkala, LL.M. Ingrid Heickell, attorney at law Tommi Heinonen, LL.M. trained on the bench
Interpreters	Condé, Oumar Danial, Nawel Girimana, Guillaume Habiyakare, Evariste Milenge, Esther Ntakirutimana, Esdras Puschmann, Rainer Rämä, Pilvi
Matter	GENOCIDE
Instigated	29 May 2099

DEFENDANT
Bazaramba, Francois
010151-

OPERATIVE PART

ATTRIBUTED OFFENCES

(1) (Points 7.2; 7.3.2.2; 7.3.2.7; 7.3.3; and 7.3.4)
Genocide, mid-April 1994 - 31 May 1994

PENAL SANCTIONS

IMPRISONMENT
Life sentence
Deduction pursuant to Chapter 6:12 of the Criminal Code
3 years 2 months 6 days
Period of loss of liberty 5 April 2007 - 10 June 2010

STATUTES APPLIED

(1) Criminal Code, Chapter 13:4(1) (Act 987/1994)

DUTY TO COMPENSATE

Costs of presenting evidence paid from State funds as notified:

- to witnesses called by the prosecution, EUR 23,254.16 in travel expenses, EUR 700 in accommodation expenses and EUR 460 in meal expenses, coming to a total of EUR 27,714.16, which sum in light of Bazaramba's financial circumstances shall be borne by the State pursuant to Chapter 9:1 of the Criminal Procedure Act.

- to witnesses called by the defence, EUR 21,809.25 in travel expenses, EUR 16,492.41 in accommodation expenses (including expenses of interpreter Esdras Ntakirutimana and assistants in Dar es Salaam), EUR 13,580 in per diems and compensation for lost income, EUR 951.84 in clothing expenses, coming to a total of EUR 52,833.50, which sums pursuant to Chapter 2:11 of the Criminal Procedure Act shall be borne by the State.

OTHER STATEMENTS

Barazamba is ordered to remain remanded. He will be sent to Vantaa prison to serve his sentence if no appeal is lodged and otherwise to be held there until the sentence is enforced or other disposition is made in the matter.

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