The Prosecutor v. Momčilo Krajišnik
Case Sheet · ICTY
The Prosecutor v. Momčilo Krajišnik
| Location | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Case Number | IT-00-39 |
| Case Name | "Bosnia and Herzegovina" |
| Status | Closed · Sentence Served |
Context
A member of the Bosnian Serb (later “Republika Srpska”) leadership during the war – on the Main Board of the Serbian Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SDS) and President of the Bosnian Serb Assembly
Pre-Trial
| Initial Indictment | 25 February 2000 |
| Amended Indictment | 7 March 2000 23 February 2001 4 March 2002 |
| Crimes Charged | Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 Wilful killing · art. 2(a) ICTYS 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(i) ICTYS |
| Arrest and Transfer | 3 April 2000 · Arrested by SFOR · Transferred to ICTY 3 April 2000 |
| Initial Appearance | 7 April 2000 · Plea: Not Guilty |
Trial
| Trial Chamber | Trial Chamber I · Judges: Judge Alphons Orie (presiding), Judge Claude Hanoteau, Judge Joaquín Martín Canivell |
| Trial Opening | 3 February 2004 |
| Trial Judgment | 27 September 2006 |
| Crimes at Trial Judgment | 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(i) ICTYS |
| Sentencing Judgment | 27 years of imprisonment |
Appeal
| Appeals Chamber | Appeals Chamber · Judges: Judge Fausto Pocar (presiding), Judge Mohamed Shahabuddeen, Judge Theodor Meron, Judge Andrésia Vaz , Judge Wolfgang Schomburg |
| Appeals Filed By | Both |
| Appeal Judgment | 17 March 2009 |
| Crimes at Appeal Judgment | Crimes against humanity 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(i) ICTYS |
| Final Sentence | 20 years of imprisonment |
| Transfer to Serve Sentence | 7 September 2009 · United Kingdom |
Key Documents
| Amended Indictment | Amended Indictment (2000) |
| Trial Judgment | Trial Judgment (2006) |
| Appeal Judgment | Appeal Judgment (2009) |
| ICTY Case Page | Official ICTY page |