The Prosecutor v. Vidoje Blagojević and Dragan Jokić
Case Sheet · ICTY
The Prosecutor v. Vidoje Blagojević and Dragan Jokić
| Location | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Case Number | IT-02-60 |
| Case Name | Blagojević & Jokić |
| Status | Closed · Sentence Served |
Context
Vidoje Blagojević was a commander of the Bratunac Brigade of the Bosnian Serb Army (VRS), which operated in the Bratunac and Zvornik municipalities in the eastern region of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Dragan Jokić was the Chief of Engineering of the Zvornik Brigade of the VRS which operated in the Bratunac and Zvornik municipalities in the eastern region of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Pre-Trial
| Initial Indictments | Vidoje Blagojević · 30 October 1998 Dragan Jokić · 30 May 2001 |
| Amended Indictment | Vidoje Blagojević · 27 October 1999 |
| Amended Joinder | 26 May 2003 |
| Crimes Charged | Violations of the laws or customs of war Murder · art. 3 ICTYS Genocide Complicity in genocide · art. 4(3)(e) ICTYS (Blagojević) 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 persecution · art. 5(h) ICTYS Crime against humanity of other inhumane acts · art. 5(i) ICTYS |
| Arrest and Transfer | Vidoje Blagojević · 10 August 2001 · Arrested by SFOR · Transferred to ICTY 10 August 2001 Dragan Jokić · 15 August 2001 · Surrendered |
| Initial Appearance | Vidoje Blagojević · 16 August 2001 · Plea: Not Guilty Dragan Jokić · 21 August 2001 · Plea: Not Guilty |
Trial
| Trial Chamber | Trial Chamber I · Judges: Judge Liu Daqun (presiding), Judge Volodymyr Vassylenko, Judge Carmen Maria Argibay |
| Trial Opening | 14 May 2003 |
| Trial Judgment | 17 January 2005 |
| Crimes at Trial Judgment | Vidoje Blagojević Violations of the laws or customs of war Aiding and abetting murder · art. 3 ICTYS Genocide Complicity in genocide · art. 4(3)(e) ICTYS Crimes against humanity Aiding and abetting crime against humanity of murder · art. 5(a) ICTYS Aiding and abetting crime against humanity of persecution · art. 5(h) ICTYS Aiding and abetting crime against humanity of other inhumane acts · art. 5(i) ICTYS Dragan Jokić Violations of the laws or customs of war Aiding and abetting murder · art. 3 ICTYS Crimes against humanity Aiding and abetting crime against humanity of murder · art. 5(a) ICTYS Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 5(b) ICTYS Aiding and abetting crime against humanity of persecution · art. 5(h) ICTYS |
| Sentencing Judgment | Vidoje Blagojević · 18 years of imprisonment Dragan Jokić · 9 years of imprisonment |
Appeal
| Appeals Chamber | Appeals Chamber · Judge Fausto Pocar (presiding), Judge Mohammed Shahabuddeen (pre- appeal judge), Judge Mehmet Güney, Judge Andrésia Vaz, Judge Theodor Meron |
| Appeals Filed By | Prosecution and Defence |
| Appeal Judgment | 9 May 2007 |
| Crimes at Appeal Judgment | Vidoje Blagojević Violations of the laws or customs of war Aiding and abetting murder · art. 3 ICTYS Crimes against humanity Aiding and abetting crime against humanity of murder · art. 5(a) ICTYS Aiding and abetting crime against humanity of persecution · art. 5(h) ICTYS Aiding and abetting crime against humanity of other inhumane acts · art. 5(i) ICTYS Dragan Jokić Violations of the laws or customs of war Aiding and abetting murder · art. 3 ICTYS Crimes against humanity Aiding and abetting crime against humanity of murder · art. 5(a) ICTYS Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 5(b) ICTYS Aiding and abetting crime against humanity of persecution · art. 5(h) ICTYS |
| Final Sentence | Vidoje Blagojević · 15 years of imprisonment Dragan Jokić · 9 years of imprisonment |
| Transfer to Serve Sentence | Vidoje Blagojević · 25 January 2008 · Norway Dragan Jokić · 22 December 2008 · Austria |
Key Documents
| Initial Indictment | Initial Indictment Jokic (1999) |
| Amended Indictment | Amended Indictment Blagojević (1999) |
| AMENDED JOINDER INDICTMENT | Amended Joinder Indictment (2003) |
| Trial Judgment | Trial Judgment (2005) |
| Appeal Judgment | Appeal Judgment (2007) |
| ICTY | Official ICTY page |