The Prosecutor v. Milomir Stakić

Case Sheet · ICTY

The Prosecutor v. Milomir Stakić

Location Bosnia and Herzegovina
Case Number IT-97-24
Case Name "Prijedor"
Status Closed · Sentenced

Context

From 30 April 1992 until 30 September 1992, President of the Serb controlled Prijedor Municipality Crisis Staff and Head of the Municipal Council for National Defence in Prijedor in north-western Bosnia and Herzegovina

Pre-Trial

Initial Indictment 13 March 1997
Amended Indictment(s) 6 August 2001
5 October 2001
4 March 2002
11 April 2002
Crimes Charged
Violations of the laws or customs of war
Murder · art. 3 ICTYS
Genocide
Genocide · art. 4(3)(a) ICTYS
Complicity in genocide · art. 4(3)(e) 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 deportation · art. 5(d) ICTYS
Crime against humanity of persecution · art. 5(h) ICTYS
Crime against humanity of other inhumane acts · art. 5(a) ICTYS
Arrest and Transfer 23 March 2001 · Arrested by Serbia · Transferred to ICTY 23 March 2001
Initial Appearance 28 March 2001 · Plea: Not Guilty 
2 August 2001 · Plea: Not Guilty 

Trial

Trial Chamber Trial Chamber II · Judges: Judge Wolfgang Schomburg (presiding), Judge Volodymyr Vassylenko, Judge Carmen María Argibay
Trial Opening 16 April 2002
Trial Judgment 31 July 2003
Crimes at Trial Judgment
Violations of the laws or customs of war
Murder · art. 3 ICTYS
Crimes against humanity 
Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 5(b) ICTYS
Crime against humanity of persecution · art. 5(h) ICTYS
Sentencing JudgmentLife imprisonment

Appeal

Appeals Chamber Appeals Chamber · Judges: Judge Fausto Pocar (presiding), Judge Mohamed Shahabuddeen, Judge Mehmet Güney, Judge Andrésia Vaz, Judge Theodor Meron
Appeals Filed By Both
Appeal Judgment 22 March 2006
Crimes at Appeal Judgment
Violations of the laws or customs of war
Murder · art. 3 ICTYS
Crimes against humanity 
Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 5(b) ICTYS
Crime against humanity of persecution · art. 5(h) ICTYS
Final Sentence 40 years of imprisonment 
Transfer to Serve Sentence 12 January 2007 · France

Key Documents

Amended Indictment Amended Indictment (2001)
Trial Judgment Trial Judgment (2003)
Appeal Judgment Appeal Judgment (2006)
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