The Prosecutor v. Paško Ljubičić

Case Sheet · ICTY

The Prosecutor v. Paško Ljubičić

Location	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Case Number	IT-00-41
Case Name	''Lašva Valley''
Status	Transferred · National Jurisdiction

Context

From January 1993, the highest ranking member of all Croatian Defence Counsel (HVO) Military Police units, the Bosnian Croat forces in Central Bosnia; also known as Toni Raić

Pre-Trial

Initial Indictment	27 September 2000
Amended Indictment	2 August 2002
Crimes Charged	Violations of the laws or customs of war Murder · art. 3 ICTYS Cruel treatment · art. 3 ICTYS Unlawful attacks on civilians · art. 3 ICTYS Violence to life and person · art. 3 ICTYS Devastation not justified by military necessity · art. 3(b) ICTYS Destruction or wilful damage done to institutions dedicated to religion, charity, and education, the arts and sciences, historic monuments and works of art and science · art. 3(d) ICTYS Plunder of public or private property · art. 3(e) ICTYS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of murder · art. 5(a) ICTYS Crime against humanity of persecution · art. 5(h) ICTYS Crime against humanity of other inhumane acts · art. 5(i) ICTYS
Arrest and Transfer	9 November 2001 · Surrendered · Transferred to ICTY 21 November 2001
Initial Appearance	30 November 2001 · Plea: No Guilty 26 September 2002 · Plea: No Guilty

Referral proceedings

Motion by the Prosecutor	19 July 2005
Referral Bench	Judge Alphons Orie (presiding), Judge O-Gon Kwon and Judge Kevin Parker
Decision	12 April 2006
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Key Documents

Initial Indictment	Initial Indictment (2000)
Amended Indictment	Amended Indictment (2002)
Referral decision	Referral Decision (2006)
ICTY Case Page	Official ICTY page