Serge Brammertz, the Chief Prosecutor of the Residual Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (RMICT), which took over from the ICTR, confirmed Bizimana's death "based on the conclusive identification of Bizimana's remains in a gravesite" in Pointe Noire, the Republic of the Congo.

"This confirmation of death is the result of an exhaustive investigation by the Office of the Prosecutor combining advanced technology with extensive field operations, and involved exceptional cooperation with partner authorities in Rwanda, the Republic of the Congo, the Netherlands and the United States," reads part of the statement.

Late last year, it is noted, the Prosecutor's Office conducted DNA analysis on previously-obtained samples of human remains from a gravesite in Pointe Noire, the Republic of the Congo.

With the arrest of Félicien Kabuga in France last Saturday and confirmation of Bizimana's death, the Office of the Prosecutor has now accounted for two of the three major fugitives previously indicated by the ICTR.

The Prosecutor's Office is also actively pursuing five other fugitives indicted by the ICTR, Fulgence Kayishema, Phénéas Munyarugarama, Aloys Ndimbati, Ryandikayo and Charles Sikubwabo.