The Prosecutor v. Ranko Češić
Case Sheet · ICTY
The Prosecutor v. Ranko Češić
| Location | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Case Number | IT-95-10/1 |
| Case Name | "Brčko" |
| Status | Closed · Sentence Served |
Context
Member of the Bosnian Serb Territorial Defence in Grčica, in the municipality of Brčko, north-eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina; from 15 May 1992, member of the Intervention Platoon of the Bosnian Serb Police Reserve Corps at the Brčko police station
Pre-Trial
| Initial Indictment | 21 July 1995 |
| Amended Indictment(s) | 12 May 1998 19 October 1998 26 November 2002 |
| Crimes Charged | Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 Wilful killing · art. 2(a) ICTYS Inhumane treatment · art. 2(b) ICTYS Violations of the laws or customs of war Murder · art. 3 ICTYS Torture · art. 3 ICTYS Cruel treatment · art. 3 ICTYS Humiliating and degrading 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 rape · art. 5(g) ICTYS Crime against humanity of inhumane acts · art. 5(h) ICTYS |
| Arrest and Transfer | 25 May 2002 · Arrested by Serbia · Transferred to ICTY 17 June 2002 |
| Initial Appearance | 20 June 2002 · Plea: Not Guilty |
| Guilty Plea | 8 October 2003 |
Trial
| Trial Chamber | Trial Chamber I · Judges: Judge Alphons Orie (presiding) Judge Liu Daqun, Judge Amin El Mahdi |
| Crimes at guilty plea | Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 Wilful killing · art. 2(a) ICTYS Inhumane treatment · art. 2(b) ICTYS Violations of the laws or customs of war Murder · art. 3 ICTYS Torture · art. 3 ICTYS Cruel treatment · art. 3 ICTYS Humiliating and degrading 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 rape · art. 5(g) ICTYS Crime against humanity of inhumane acts · art. 5(h) ICTYS |
| Sentencing Judgment | 11 March 2004 · 18 years imprisonment |
| Transfer to Serve Sentence | 11 April 2005 · Denmark |
Key Documents
| Initial Indictment | Initial Indictment (1995) |
| Guilty Plea | Guilty plea (2003) |
| Sentencing Judgment | Sentencing Judgment (2004) |
| ICTY Case Page | Official ICTY page |