The Prosecutor v. Ivica Rajić

Case Sheet · ICTY

The Prosecutor v. Ivica Rajić 

Location Bosnia and Herzegovina
Case Number IT-95-12
Case Name "Stupni Do"
Status Closed · Sentence Served

Context

Commander of units of Bosnian Croat soldiers – the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) - based in Kiseljak, a town in central Bosnia and Herzegovina; also known as Viktor Andrić.

Pre-Trial

Initial Indictment 29 August 1995
Amended Indictment 14 January 2004
Crimes Charged
Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949
Wilful killing · art. 2(a) ICTYS
Inhumane treatment · art. 2(b) ICTYS
Extensive destruction and appropriation of property, not justified by military necessity and carried out unlawfully and wantonly · art. 2(d) ICTYS
Unlawful confinement of a civilian · art. 2(g) ICTYS
Violations of the laws or customs of war
Cruel treatment · art. 3 ICTYS
Outrages upon personal dignity · art. 3 ICTYS
Cruel treatment · art. 3 ICTYS
Wanton destruction of cities, towns or villages, or devastation not justified by military necessity · art. 3(b) ICTYS
Plunder of public or private property · art. 3(e) ICTYS
Arrest and Transfer 5 April 2003 · Arrested by Croatia · Transferred to ICTY 24 June 2003
Initial Appearance 27 June 2003 · Plea: Not Guilty 
29 January 2004 · Plea: Not Guilty 
Guilty Plea 26 October 2005 · Counts: greave breaches of the Geneva Conventions

Trial

Trial Chamber Trial Chamber I · Judges: Judge Christine Van Den Wyngaert (presiding), Judge Janet Nosworthy, Judge Frank Höpfel
Crimes at Guilty Plea
Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949
Wilful killing · art. 2(a) ICTYS
Inhumane treatment · art. 2(b) ICTYS
Extensive destruction and appropriation of property, not justified by military necessity and carried out unlawfully and wantonly · art. 2(d) ICTYS
Sentencing Judgment 8 May 2006 · 12 years of imprisonment
Transfer to Serve Sentence 13 April 2007 · Spain
22 August 2011 · Early release

Key Documents

Initial Indictment Initial Indictment (1995)
Guilty Plea Guilty Plea (2005)
Sentencing Judgment Sentencing Judgment (2006)
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