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)
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