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24. In the Guilty Plea Agreement between the Parties, Michel
Bagaragaza acknowledges his criminal responsibility for, and admits
that through his actions, his support and encouragement, he
substantially contributed to the massacre of more than one thousand
members of the Tutsi ethnic group who had sought refuge at Kesho
Hill, in the Kabaya area, and at Nyundo Cathedral in Gisenyi
préfecture.
25. In particular, the Accused admits that, on or about 8 April
1994, he participated in a meeting with the bourgmestre,
Mr. Gahinjori, and the chief of the Interahamwe and assistant
bourgmestre, Thomas Kuradusenge, of Giciye commune, and learned that
the two men had agreed that Kuradusenge would organise and lead
attacks against members of the Tutsi ethnic group at Kesho Hill and
Nyundo Cathedral and that reinforcements would continue to be sent
to the attackers. Further, the Accused authorised that vehicles and
fuel from the Rubaya and Nyabihu Tea Factories be used to transport
members of the Interahamwe for the attacks that personnel from the
factories participate in the attacks and that the attackers be
provided with heavy weapons. Bagaragaza had been instructed by the
Army Chief of Staff, General Deogratias Nsabimana, to conceal those
weapons at the factories in 1993. [...]
