The Prosecutor v. Momir Nikolić
Case Sheet · ICTY
The Prosecutor v. Momir Nikolić
| Location | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Case Number | IT-02-60/1 |
| Case Name | "Srebrenica" |
| Status | Closed · Sentence Served |
Context
From July 1995 until the end of the war, assistant commander for security and intelligence of the Bratunac Brigade of the Bosnian Serb Army.
Pre-Trial
| Initial Indictment | 26 March 2002 |
| Amended Indictment | 27 May 2002 |
| Crimes Charged | Violations of the laws or customs of war Murder · art. 3 ICTYS Genocide Genocide · art. 4(3)(a) ICTYS Complicity to commit 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 persecution · art. 5(h) ICTYS |
| Arrest and Transfer | 1 April 2002 · Arrested by SFOR · Transferred to ICTY 2 April 2002 |
| Initial Appearance | 3 April 2002 · Plea: Not Guilty |
| Guilty Plea | 7 May 2003 · Counts: persecution |
Trial
| Trial Chamber | Trial Chamber I · Judges: Judge Liu Daqun (presiding), Judge Volodymyr Vassylenko, Judge Carmen Maria Argibay |
| Crimes at Guilty plea | Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of persecutions · art. 5(h) ICTYS |
| Sentencing Judgment | 2 December 2003 · 27 years of imprisonment |
Appeal
| Appeals Chamber | Appeals Chamber · Judges: Fausto Pocar (presiding), Mohamed Shahabuddeen, Mehmet Güney, Andresia Vaz, Theodor Meron |
| Appeals Filed By | Defence |
| Appeal Judgment | 8 March 2006 |
| Crimes at Appeal Judgment | Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of persecutions · art. 5(h) ICTYS |
| Final Sentence | 20 years of imprisonment |
| Transfer to Serve Sentence | 11 April 2007 · Finland 1 July 2014 · Early release |
Key Documents
| Initial Indictment | Initial Indictment (2002) |
| Plea Agreement | Plea Agreement (2003) |
| Sentencing Judgment | Sentencing Judgment (2003) |
| Appeal Judgment | Appeal Judgment (2006) |
| ICTY Case Page | Official ICTY page |