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) |
| ICTY Case Page | Official ICTY page |