The Prosecutor v. Radovan Karadžić

Case Sheet · ICTY

The Prosecutor v. Radovan Karadžić

Location	Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Case Number	IT-95-5/18
Case Name	"Karadžić"
Status	Closed · Sentenced

Context

Founding member of the Serbian Democratic Party (SDS); President of the SDS until his resignation on 19 July 1996; Chairman of the National Security Council of the so-called Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (later Republika Srpska - “RS”); President of the three-member Presidency of RS from its creation on 12 May 1992 until 17 December 1992, and thereafter sole President of Republika Srpska and Supreme Commander of its armed forces until July 1996

Pre-Trial

Initial Indictment	25 July 1995
Amended Indictment	30 July 2008
Crimes Charged	Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 Inhuman treatment · art. 2(b) ICTYS Extensive destruction and appropriation of property · art. 2(d) ICTYS Unlawful confinement of civilians · art. 2(g) ICTYS Taking civilians as hostage · art. 2(h) ICTYS Violations of the laws or customs of war Outrages upon personal dignity · art. 3 ICTYS Deliberate attack on the civilian population and individual civilians · art. 3 ICTYS Taking civilians as hostage · art. 3 ICTYS Cruel treatment · art. 3 ICTYS Destruction or wilful damage to institutions dedicated to religion · art. 3(d) ICTYS Plunder of public or private property · art. 3(e) ICTYS Genocide Genocide by killing members of the group · art. 4(a) ICTYS Genocide by causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group · art. 4(b) ICTYS Genocide by deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part · art. 4(c) 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	21 July 2008 · Arrested by Serbia · Transferred to ICTY 30 July 2008
Initial Appearance	31 July 2008 · Plea: Not entered 3 March 2009, failed to enter a plea, a plea of not guilty was entered on his behalf

Trial

Trial Chamber	Trial Chamber I · Judges: Judge O-Gon Kwon, Presiding Judge Judge Howard Morrison Judge Melville Baird Judge Flavia Lattanzi, Reserve Judge
Trial Opening	26 October 2009
Trial Judgment	24 March 2016
Crimes at Trial Judgment	Violations of the laws or customs of war Murder · art. 3 ICTYS Terror · art. 3 ICTYS Unlawful on civilians · art. 3 ICTYS Taking civilians as hostage · art. 3 ICTYS Genocide Genocide  · art. 4(3)(a) 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 deportation · art. 5(d) ICTYS Crime against humanity of persecution · art. 5(h) ICTYS Crime against humanity of other inhumane acts · art. 5(i) ICTYS
Sentencing Judgment	40 years of imprisonment

Appeal (irmct)

Appeals Chamber	Appeals Chamber · Judges: Judge Vagn Prüsse Joensen, Presiding Judge William Hussein Sekule Judge José Ricardo de Prada Solaesa Judge Graciela Susana Gatti Santana Judge Ivo Nelson de Caires Batista Rosa
Appeals Filed By	Both
Appeal Judgment	20 March 2019
Crimes at Appeal Judgment	Violations of the laws or customs of war Murder · art. 3 ICTYS Terror · art. 3 ICTYS Unlawful on civilians · art. 3 ICTYS Taking civilians as hostage · art. 3 ICTYS Genocide Genocide  · art. 4(3)(a) 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 deportation · art. 5(d) ICTYS Crime against humanity of persecution · art. 5(h) ICTYS Crime against humanity of other inhumane acts · art. 5(i) ICTYS
Final Sentence	Life imprisonment
Transfer to Serve Sentence	United Kingdom

Key Documents

Initial Indictment	Initial Indictment (1995)
Trial Judgment	Trial Judgment (2016)
Appeal Judgment	Appeal Judgment (2019)
ICTY Case Page	Official ICTY page
IRMCT Case Page	Official IRMCT page