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) |
| ICTY Case Page | Official ICTY page |