The Prosecutor v. Vlastimir Đorđević

Case Sheet · ICTY

The Prosecutor v. Vlastimir Đorđević

Location Kosovo
Case Number IT-05-87/1
Case Name "Kosovo"
Status Closed · Sentence Served 

Context

From 1 June 1997 to 30 January 2001, Assistant Minister of the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP) and Chief of the Public Security Department (RJB) of the MUP; responsible for all units and personnel of the RJB in Serbia, including Kosovo between 1 January and 20 June 1999.

Pre-Trial

Initial Indictment 2 October 2003
Amended Indictments 26 June 2006
7 July 2008
Crimes Charged Violations of the laws or customs of war
Murder · art. 3 ICTYS
Crimes against humanity
Crime against humanity of murder · art. 5(a) ICTYS
Crime against humanity of deportation · art. 5(d) ICTYS
Crime against humanity of persecutions · art. 5(i) ICTYS
Crime against humanity of other inhumane acts · art. 5(i) ICTYS
Arrest and Transfer 17 June 2007 · Arrested in Montenegro · Transferred to ICTY 17 June 2007
Initial Appearance 19 June 2007 · No plea
16 July 2007 · Plea: Not Guilty
17 July 2008 · Plea: Not Guilty

Trial

Trial Chamber Trial Chamber II · Judges: Judge Kevin Parker (presiding), Judge Christoph Flügge and Judge Melville Baird
Trial Opening 27 January 2009
Trial Judgment 23 February 2011
Crimes at Trial Judgment Violations of the laws or customs of war
Murder · art. 3 ICTYS
Crimes against humanity
Crime against humanity of murder · art. 5(a) ICTYS
Crime against humanity of deportation · art. 5(d) ICTYS
Crime against humanity of persecutions · art. 5(i) ICTYS
Crime against humanity of other inhumane acts · art. 5(i) ICTYS
Sentencing Judgment 27 years of imprisonment

Appeal

Appeals Chamber Appeals Chamber · Judges: Judge Carmel Agius (presiding), Judge Mehmet Güney, Judge Patrick Robinson, Judge Khalida Rachid Khan and Judge Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov
Appeals Filed By Both
Appeal Judgment 27 January 2014 · Sentence reduced 
Crimes at Appeal Judgment Violations of the laws or customs of war
Murder · art. 3 ICTYS
Crimes against humanity
Crime against humanity of murder · art. 5(a) ICTYS
Crime against humanity of deportation · art. 5(d) ICTYS
Crime against humanity of persecutions · art. 5(i) ICTYS
Crime against humanity of other inhumane acts · art. 5(i) ICTYS
Final Sentence 18 years of imprisonment 
Transfer to Serve Sentence 16 October 2014 · Germany

Key Documents

Initial Indictment Initial Indictment (2003)
Trial Judgment Trial Judgment (2011)
Appeal Judgment Appeal Judgment (2014)
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