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 Judgment | Life 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) |
| ICTY Case Page | Official ICTY page |