Facts
Isaac Kamali was accused of having actively taken part in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. He allegedly participated in the organization of killings, providing weapons and vehicles to the Interahamwe militia, a Hutu paramilitary organisation which was heavily implicated in the 1994 genocide. He was also alleged to have directly participated in massacres.
Procedure
In 2003, a Rwandan court convicted Kamali in absentia for his role in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The Rwandan authorities sent an extradition request to France, where Kamali had moved after the genocide.
In June 2007, Kamali was arrested in a Paris airport due to an Interpol Red Notice. The French authorities rejected the Rwandan extradition request in 2008.
In 2009, the French specialised unit for the prosecution of international crimes opened an investigation against Kamali, after the Collectif des Parties Civiles pour le Rwanda filed a complaint in February 2009. The investigation unit traveled to Rwanda, Mali and Benin to collect evidence.
On 16 September 2021, Kamali was charged while under investigation (mis en examen) and placed under judicial surveillance for his alleged involvement in genocide and crimes against humanity.
On 13 October 2024, Isaac Kamali passed away.
Following Kamali’s death, a dismissal order was issued on 2 October 2025; the case has thus been closed.