The Prosecutor v. Biljana Plavšić
Case Sheet · ICTY
The Prosecutor v. Biljana Plavšić
| Location | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Case Number | IT-00-39 & 40/1 |
| Case Name | "Bosnia and Herzegovina" |
| Status | Closed · Sentence Served |
Context
Leading Bosnian Serb political figure from 1990 until the end of the war; Serbian representative to the collective Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina; member of the collective and expanded Presidencies of the Bosnian Serb Republic (later Republika Srpska); had de facto control and authority over members of the Bosnian Serb armed forces
Pre-Trial
| Initial Indictment | 7 April 2000 |
| Amended IndictmentS | 23 February 2001 4 March 2002 |
| Crimes Charged | Violations of the laws or customs of war Murder · art. 3 ICTYS Genocide Genicide · art. 4(3)(a) ICTYS Complicity to commit genicide · art. 4(3)(e) ICTYS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of murder · art. 5(a) ICTYS Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 5(a) ICTYS Crime against humanity of deportation · art. 5(d) ICTYS Crime against humanity of persecution · art. 5(h) ICTYS Crime against humanity of other inhumane acts · art. 5(i) ICTYS |
| Surrendered | 10 January 2001 |
| Initial Appearance | 11 January 2001 · Plea: Not Guilty |
| Guilty Plea | 2 October 2002 · Counts: persecution |
Trial
| Trial Chamber | Trial Chamber III · Judges: Judge Richard May (presiding), Judge Patrick Robinson, Judge O-Gon Kwon |
| Crimes at Gulty Plea | Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of persecution · art. 5(h) ICTYS |
| Sentencing Judgment | 27 February 2003 · 11 years of imprisonment |
| Transfer to Serve Sentence | 26 June 2003 · Sweden 27 October 2009 · Early release |
Key Documents
| Amended Indictment | Amended Indictment (2002) |
| Guilty Plea | Guilty Plea (2002) |
| Sentencing Judgment | Sentencing Judgment (2003) |
| ICTY Case Page | Official ICTY page |