The Prosecutor v. Predrag Banović
Case Sheet · ICTY
The Prosecutor v. Predrag Banović
| Location | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Case Number | IT-02-65/1 |
| Case Name | "Omarska and Keraterm Camps” |
| Status | Closed · Sentence Served |
Context
Guard at the Keraterm camp, established by Bosnian Serb forces in mid 1992, located on the site of a ceramics factory on the eastern outskirts of Prijedor, a town in the north-western region of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pre-Trial
| Initial Indictment | 21 July 1995 |
| Crimes Charged | Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 Wilful killing · art. 2(a) ICTYS Great suffering · art. 2(c) ICTYS Violations of the laws or customs of war Murder · art. 3 ICTYS Cruel treatment · art. 3(1)(a) ICTYS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of murder · art. 5(a) ICTYS Crime against humanity of other inhumane acts · art. 5(i) ICTYS |
| Amended Indictment | 21 November 2002 |
| Crimes Charged | Violations of the laws or customs of war Murder · art. 3 ICTYS Outrages upon personal dignity · art. 3 ICTYS Torture · art. 3 ICTYS Cruel treatment · 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 persecutions on political, racial and religious grounds · art. 5(h) ICTYS Crime against humanity of other inhumane acts · art. 5(i) ICTYS |
| Arrest and Transfer | 8 November 2001 · Arrested by Serbian authorities · Transferred to ICTY 9 November 2001 |
| Initial Appearance | 16 November 2001 · Plea: Not Guilty |
| Guilty Plea | 26 June 2003 |
Trial
| Trial Chamber | Trial Chamber III · Judges: Judge Patrick Robinson (presiding), Judge Richard May, Judge O-Gon Kwon |
| Crimes at Plea Agreement | Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of persecutions on political, racial and religious grounds · art. 5(h) ICTYS |
| Sentencing Judgment | 28 October 2003 · 8 years of imprisonment |
| Transfer to Serve Sentence | 28 July 2004 · France |
Key Documents
| Initial Indictment | Initial Indictment (1995) |
| Amended Indictment | Amended Indictment (2002) |
| Plea agreement | Plea Agreement (2003) |
| Sentencing Judgment | Sentencing Judgment (2003) |
| ICTY Case Page | Official ICTY page |