The Prosecutor v. Milorad Krnojelac

Case Sheet · ICTY

The Prosecutor v. Milorad Krnojelac

Location Bosnia and Herzegovina
Case Number IT-97-25
Case Name "Foča"
Status Closed · Sentence Served 

Context

From April 1992 to August 1993, commander of the Serb run “Kazneno-Popravni Dom” (KP Dom) detention camp in Foča, located south-east of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, near the border with Serbia and Montenegro

Pre-Trial

Initial Indictment 17 June 1997
Amended Indictments 21 July 1999
2 March 2000
25 June 2001
Crimes Charged Violations of the laws or customs of war
Torture · art. 3 ICTYS
Cruel treatment · art. 3 ICTYS
Murder · art. 3 ICTYS
Slavery · art. 3 ICTYS
Crimes against humanity 
Crime against humanity of murder · art. 5(a) ICTYS
Crime against humanity of enslavement · art. 5(c) ICTYS
Crime against humanity of imprisonment · art. 5(e) ICTYS
Crime against humanity of torture · art. 5(f) ICTYS

Crime against humanity of persecution · art. 5(h) ICTYS
Crime against humanity of other inhumane acts · art. 5(i) ICTYS
Arrest and Transfer 15 June 1998 · Arrested by SFOR · Transferred to ICTY 15 June 1998
Initial Appearance 18 June 1998 · Plea: Not Guilty
14 September 1999 · Plea: Not Guilty

Trial

Trial Chamber Trial Chamber II · Judges: Judge David Hunt (presiding), Judge Florence Mumba, Judge Liu Daqun
Trial Opening 30 October 2000
Trial Judgment 15 March 2002
Crimes at Trial Judgment Violations of the laws or customs of war
Cruel treatment · art. 3 ICTYS
Crimes against humanity 

Crime against humanity of persecution · art. 5(h) ICTYS
Crime against humanity of other inhumane acts · art. 5(i) ICTYS
Sentencing Judgment 7 and a half years 

Appeal

Appeals Chamber Appeals Chamber · Judges: Judge Claude Jorda (presiding), Judge Wolfgang Schomburg, Judge Mohamed Shahabuddeen, Judge Mehmet Güney, Judge Carmel Agius
Appeals Filed By Both
Appeal Judgment 17 September 2003
Crimes at Appeal Judgment Violations of the laws or customs of war
Torture · art. 3 ICTYS
Cruel treatment · art. 3 ICTYS
Murder · art. 3 ICTYS
Crimes against humanity 
Crime against humanity of murder · art. 5(a) ICTYS
Crime against humanity of torture · art. 5(f) ICTYS
Crime against humanity of persecution · art. 5(h) ICTYS

Final Sentence 15 years of imprisonment 
Transfer to Serve Sentence 11 April 2006 · Italy

Key Documents

Third Amended Indictment Third Amended Indictment (2001)
Trial Judgment Trial Judgment (2002)
Appeal Judgment Appeal Judgment (2003)
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