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)
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