The international criminal court (ICC) on Wednesday cancelled an arrest warrant that had been issued for FDLR’s top terrorist Sylvester Mudacumura.
According to emerging details, the ICC’s Pre-trial Chamber I on 12 November 2026 terminated proceedings against Mudacumura.
The decision to drop arrest of Mudacumura was based on his death as the Registry and the Prosecution provided.
“There is no indication that Mr Mudacumura is still alive,” the ICC said.
ICC added, “around 17 September 2019, Mudacumura was eliminated in a sting operation by Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC).
Therefore the chamber granted the Prosecution’s request to withdraw the Warrant of Arrest and terminated the proceedings against Mudacumura.
“Accordingly, any outstanding requests for cooperation related to these proceedings are no longer in effect,” the Court Said.
“Following the notification of his passing. According to the ICC legal framework, the Court’s jurisdiction cannot be exercised over a deceased person”.
Mudacumura, a former Supreme Commander of the Forces Démocratiques pour la Libération du Rwanda (FDLR) was issued on 13 July 2012, for 9 counts of war crimes.
The crimes were committed from 20 January 2009 to the end of September 2010; attacking civilians, murder, mutilation, cruel treatment, rape, torture, destruction of property, pillaging and outrages against personal dignity.
