The Prosecutor v. Slobodan Milošević
Case Sheet · ICTY
The Prosecutor v. Slobodan Milošević
| Location | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Kosovo, and Montenegro |
| Case Number | IT-02-54 |
| Case Name | "Kosovo, Croatia and Bosnia" |
| Status | Closed · Deceased |
Context
President of Serbia from 26 December 1990; President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) from 15 July 1997 until 6 October 2000; as FRY President, he was also the President of the Supreme Defence Council of the FRY and the Supreme Commander of the Yugoslav Army
Pre-Trial
| Initial Indictment | Kosovo 24 May 1999 Croatia 8 October 2001 Bosnia and Herzegovina 22 November 2001 |
| Amended IndictmentS | Kosovo 29 June 2001 29 October 2001 Croatia 23 October 2002 28 July 2004 Bosnia and Herzegovina 22 November 2002 |
| Crimes Charged | Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 Wilful killing · art. 2(a) ICTYS Wilfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health · art. 2(c) ICTYS Extensive destruction and appropriation of property, not justified by military necessity and carried out unlawfully and wantonly · art. 2(d) ICTYS Unlawful deportation or transfer and unlawful confinement of civilians · art. 2(g) ICTYS Violations of the laws or customs of war Cruel treatment · art. 3 ICTYS Attacks on civilians · art. 3 ICTYS Unlawful attacks on civilian objects · art. 3 ICTYS Destruction or wilful damage done to institutions dedicated to religion or education · art. 3(d) ICTYS Plunder of public or private property · art. 3(e) ICTYS Genocide
Complicity in genocide · art. 4(3)(e) 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 imprisonment · art. 5(e) ICTYS Crime against humanity of torture · art. 5(f) ICTYS Crime against humanity of persecution · art. 5(h) ICTYS Crime against humanity of other inhumane acts · art. 5(i) ICTYS |
| Arrest and Transfer | 1 April 2001 · Arrested by Serbia · Transferred to ICTY 29 June 2001 |
| Initial Appearance | 3 July 2001 · Not enter Plea 29 October 2001 · Not enter Plea 11 December 2001 · Not enter Plea |
Trial
| Trial Chamber | Trial Chamber III · Judges: Judge Richard May (presiding, until 31 May 2004), Judge Patrick Robinson (presiding, from 1 June 2004 onwards), Judge O-Gon Kwon, Judge Iain Bonomy |
| Trial Opening | 12 February 2002 |
| Termination of proceedings | 14 March 2006 · Due to the passing of Slobodan Milošević on 11 March 2006. |
Key Documents
| Initial Indictment | Initial Indictment (1999) |
| Second Amended Indictment (Kosovo) | Second Amended Indictment (Kosovo) (2001) |
| Termination of proceedings | Order terminating proceedings (2006) |
| ICTY Case Page | Official ICTY page |