The Prosecutor v. Milan Lukić and Sredoje Lukić
Case Sheet · ICTY
The Prosecutor v. Milan Lukić and Lukić Sredoje
| Location | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Case Number | IT-98-32/1 |
| Case Name | "Višegrad" |
| Status | Closed · Sentenced |
Context
Milan Lukić was the leader of the “White Eagles” or “Avengers”, a group of local Bosnian Serb paramilitaries in Višegrad, south-eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, which worked with local police and military units in exacting a reign of terror upon the local Muslim population during the 1992-1995 conflict.
Lukić Sredoje was member of a group of local Bosnian Serb paramilitaries in Višegrad led by his cousin Milan Lukić; served as a police officer both before and during the 1992-1995 conflict.
Pre-Trial
| Initial Indictment | 26 October 1998 |
| Amended Indictments | 12 July 2001 27 February 2006 |
| Crimes Charged | Milan Lukić Violations of the laws or customs of war Murder · art. 3 ICTYS Cruel treatment · art. 3 ICTYS Violence to life and person · art. 3 ICTYS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of murder · art. 5(a) ICTYS Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 5(b) ICTYS Crime against humanity of persecution · art. 5(h) ICTYS Crime against humanity of other inhumane acts · art. 5(i) ICTYS Sredoje Lukić Violations of the laws or customs of war Murder · art. 3 ICTYS Cruel treatment · art. 3 ICTYS Violence to life and person · art. 3 ICTYS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of murder · art. 5(a) ICTYS Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 5(b) ICTYS Crime against humanity of persecution · art. 5(h) ICTYS Crime against humanity of other inhumane acts · art. 5(i) ICTYS |
| Arrest and Transfer | Milan Lukić 8 August 2005 · Arrested by Argentina · Transferred to ICTY 21 February 2006 Sredoje Lukić 16 September 2005 |
| Initial Appearance | Milan Lukić 24 February 2006 · Plea: Not Guilty31 March 2006 · Plea: Not Guilty Sredoje Lukić 20 September 2005 · Plea: Not Guilty 13 February 2006 · Plea: Not Guilty |
Trial
| Trial Chamber | Trial Chamber III · Judges: Judge Patrick Robinson (presiding), Judge Christine Van Den Wyngaert, Judge Pedro David |
| Trial Opening | 9 July 2008 |
| Trial Judgment | 20 July 2009 |
| Crimes at Trial Judgment | Milan Lukić Violations of the laws or customs of war Murder · art. 3 ICTYS Cruel treatment · art. 3 ICTYS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of murder · art. 5(a) ICTYS Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 5(b) ICTYS Crime against humanity of persecution · art. 5(h) ICTYS Crime against humanity of other inhumane acts · art. 5(i) ICTYS Sredoje Lukić Violations of the laws or customs of war Murder · art. 3 ICTYS Cruel treatment · art. 3 ICTYS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of murder · art. 5(a) ICTYS Crime against humanity of persecution · art. 5(h) ICTYS Crime against humanity of other inhumane acts · art. 5(i) ICTYS |
| Sentencing Judgment | Milan Lukić Life imprisonment Sredoje Lukić 30 years of imprisonment |
Appeal
| Appeals Chamber | Appeals Chamber · Judges: Judge Mehmet Güney (presiding), Judge Fausto Pocar, Judge Liu Daqun, Judge Carmel Agius and Judge Howard Morrison |
| Appeals Filed By | Both |
| Appeal Judgment | 4 December 2012 |
| Crimes at Appeal Judgment | Milan Lukić Violations of the laws or customs of war Murder · art. 3 ICTYS Cruel treatment · art. 3 ICTYS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of murder · art. 5(a) ICTYS Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 5(b) ICTYS Crime against humanity of persecution · art. 5(h) ICTYS Crime against humanity of other inhumane acts · art. 5(i) ICTYS Sredoje Lukić Violations of the laws or customs of war Murder · art. 3 ICTYS Cruel treatment · art. 3 ICTYS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of murder · art. 5(a) ICTYS Crime against humanity of persecution · art. 5(h) ICTYS Crime against humanity of other inhumane acts · art. 5(i) ICTYS |
| Final Sentence | Milan Lukić Life imprisonment Sredoje Lukić 27 years of imprisonment |
| Transfer to Serve Sentence | Milan Lukić 10 February 2014 · Estonia Sredoje Lukić 21 August 2013 · Norway |
Key Documents
| Initial Indictment | Initial Indictment (1998) |
| First Amended Indictment | First Amended Indictment (2001) |
| Trial Judgment | Trial Judgment (2009) |
| Appeal Judgment | Appeal Judgment (2012) |
| ICTY Case Page | Official ICTY page |