The Prosecutor v. Darko Mrđa

Case Sheet · ICTY

The Prosecutor v. Darko Mrđa

Location Bosnia and Herzegovina
Case Number IT-02-59
Case Name "Vlašić Mountain"
Status Closed · Sentence Served 

Context

During 1992, a member of an ‘intervention squad’, a special Bosnian Serb police unit in the town of Prijedor, north-western Bosnia and Herzegovina

Pre-Trial

Initial Indictment 26 April 2002
Amended Indictment 4 August 2003
Crimes Charged Violations of the laws or customs of war
Murder · art. 3 ICTYS
Crimes against humanity
Crime against humanity of other inhumane acts 
· art. 5(i) ICTYS
Arrest and Transfer 13 June 2002 · Arrested by SFOR · Transferred to ICTY 14 June 2002
Initial Appearance 17 June 2002 · Plea: Not Guilty
Guilty Plea 24 July 2003 · Counts: 2

Trial

Trial Chamber Trial Chamber [I / II / III] · Judges: Judge Alphonse Orie (presiding), Judge Amin El Mahdi, Judge Joaquín Canivell
Crimes at Guilty plea Violations of the laws or customs of war
Murder · art. 3 ICTYS
Crimes against humanity
Crime against humanity of other inhumane acts · art. 5(i) ICTYS
Sentencing Judgment 31 March 2004 · 17 years of imprisonment
Transfer to Serve Sentence 23 November 2004 · Spain
10 October 2013 · Early release

Key Documents

Initial Indictment Initial Indictment (2002)
Amended Indictment Amended Indictment (2003)
Guilty Plea Guilty plea (2003)
Sentencing Judgment Sentencing Judgment (2004)
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