The Prosecutor v. Zdravko Mucić, Hazim Delić, Esad Landžo, and Zejnil Delalić
Case Sheet · ICTY
The Prosecutor v. Zdravko Mucić, Hazim Delić, Esad Landžo, and Zejnil Delalić
| Location | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Case Number | IT-96-21 |
| Case Name | "Čelebići Camp" - Mucić et al. |
| Status | Closed · Sentence Served Acquitted |
Context
Zdravko Mucićf from approximately May 1992 to November 1992, commander of Čelebići prison camp.
Hazim Delić from approximately May 1992 to November 1992, deputy commander of the Čelebići camp; and then commander of the camp following Mucić’s departure in November 1992 until its closure in December 1992.
Esad Landžo worked as a guard at the Čelebići camp from May 1992 to December 1992.
Zejnil Delalić from May 1992 to July 1992, coordinator of the Bosnian Muslim and Bosnian Croat forces in the Konjic area; from June to November 1992, commander of the First Tactical Group of the Bosnian Army.
Pre-Trial
| Initial Indictment | 21 March 1996 |
| Crimes Charged | Zdravko Mucić
Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 Wilful killing · art. 2(a) ICTYS Torture or inhuman treatment · art. 2(b) ICTYS Wilfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health · art. 2(c) ICTYS Unlawful confinement of civilians · art. 2(g) ICTYS Violations of the laws or customs of war Murder · art. 3 ICTYS Torture · art. 3 ICTYS Cruel treatment · art. 3 ICTYS Plunder of public or private property · art. 3(e) ICTYS Hazim Delić Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 Wilful killing · art. 2(a) ICTYS Torture or inhuman treatment · art. 2(b) ICTYS Wilfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health · art. 2(c) ICTYS Unlawful confinement of civilians · art. 2(g) ICTYS Violations of the laws or customs of war Murder · art. 3 ICTYS Torture · art. 3 ICTYS Cruel treatment · art. 3 ICTYS Plunder of public or private property · art. 3(e) ICTYS Esad Landžo Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 Wilful killing · art. 2(a) ICTYS Torture or inhuman treatment · art. 2(b) ICTYS Wilfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health · art. 2(c) ICTYS Violations of the laws or customs of war Murder · art. 3 ICTYS Torture · art. 3 ICTYS Cruel treatment · art. 3 ICTYS Zejnil Delalić Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 Wilful killing · art. 2(a) ICTYS Torture or inhuman treatment · art. 2(b) ICTYS Wilfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health · art. 2(c) ICTYS Unlawful confinement of civilians · art. 2(g) ICTYS Violations of the laws or customs of war Murder · art. 3 ICTYS Torture · art. 3 ICTYS Cruel treatment · art. 3 ICTYS |
| Arrest and Transfer | Zdravko Mucić 18 March 1996 · Arrested by Austria · Transferred to ICTY 9 April 1996 Hazim Delić 2 May 1996 · Arrested by Bosnia and Herzegovina · Transferred to ICTY 13 June 1996 Esad Landžo 2 May 1996 · Arrested by Bosnia and Herzegovina · Transferred to ICTY 13 June 1996 Zejnil Delalić 18 March 1996 · Arrested by Germany · Transferred to ICTY 8 April 1996 |
| Initial Appearance | Zdravko Mucić 11 April 1996 · Plea: Not Guilty Hazim Delić 18 June 1996 · Plea: Not Guilty Esad Landžo 18 June 1996 · Plea: Not Guilty Zejnil Delalić 9 May 1996 · Plea: Not Guilty |
First Trial
| Trial Chamber | Trial Chamber II quater · Judges: Judge Adolphus Karibi-Whyte, (presiding), Judge Elizabeth Odio Benito, Judge Saad Jan |
| Trial Opening | 10 March 1997 |
| Trial Judgment | 16 November 1998 |
| Crimes at Trial Judgment | Zdravko Mucić Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 Wilful killing · art. 2(a) ICTYS Torture or inhuman treatment · art. 2(b) ICTYS Wilfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health · art. 2(c) ICTYS Unlawful confinement of civilians · art. 2(g) ICTYS Violations of the laws or customs of war Murder · art. 3 ICTYS Torture · art. 3 ICTYS Cruel treatment · art. 3 ICTYS Hazim Delić Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 Wilful killing · art. 2(a) ICTYS Torture or inhuman treatment · art. 2(b) ICTYS Wilfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health · art. 2(c) ICTYS Violations of the laws or customs of war Murder · art. 3 ICTYS Torture · art. 3 ICTYS Cruel treatment · art. 3 ICTYS Esad Landžo Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 Wilful killing · art. 2(a) ICTYS Torture or inhuman treatment · art. 2(b) ICTYS Wilfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health · art. 2(c) ICTYS Violations of the laws or customs of war Murder · art. 3 ICTYS Torture · art. 3 ICTYS Cruel treatment · art. 3 ICTYS |
| Sentencing Judgment | Zdravko Mucić 7 years of imprisonment Hazim Delić 20 years of imprisonment Esad Landžo 15 years of imprisonment Zejnil Delalić Adquitted |
First Appeal
| Appeals Chamber | Appeals Chamber · Judges: Judge David Hunt (presiding), Judge Fouad Riad, Judge Rafael Nieto- Navia, Judge Mohamed Bennouna, Judge Fausto Pocar |
| Appeals Filed By | Both |
| Appeal Judgment | 20 February 2001 |
| Crimes at Appeal Judgment | Zdravko Mucić Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 Wilful killing · art. 2(a) ICTYS Torture or inhuman treatment · art. 2(b) ICTYS Wilfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health · art. 2(c) ICTYS Unlawful confinement of civilians · art. 2(g) ICTYS Hazim Delić Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 Wilful killing · art. 2(a) ICTYS Torture or inhuman treatment · art. 2(b) ICTYS Wilfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health · art. 2(c) ICTYS Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 Torture or inhuman treatment · art. 2(b) ICTYS Wilfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health · art. 2(c) ICTYS |
| Remission | Remitted to new Trial Chamber |
Second Trial
| Trial Chamber | Trial Chamber II quater · Judges: Judge Richard May (presiding), Judge Patrick Robinson, Judge Mohammed El Habib Fassi Fihri |
| Trial Judgment | 9 October 2001 |
| Crimes at Trial Judgment | Zdravko Mucić Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 Wilful killing · art. 2(a) ICTYS Torture or inhuman treatment · art. 2(b) ICTYS Wilfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health · art. 2(c) ICTYS Unlawful confinement of civilians · art. 2(g) ICTYS Hazim Delić Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 Wilful killing · art. 2(a) ICTYS Torture or inhuman treatment · art. 2(b) ICTYS Wilfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health · art. 2(c) ICTYS Esad Landžo Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 Torture or inhuman treatment · art. 2(b) ICTYS Wilfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health · art. 2(c) ICTYS |
| Sentencing Judgment | Zdravko Mucić 9 years of imprisonment Hazim Delić 18 years of imprisonment Esad Landžo 15 years of imprisonment |
Second Appeal
| Appeals Chamber | Appeals Chamber · Judges: Judge Theodor Meron (presiding), Judge Fausto Pocar, Judge Mohamed Shahabuddeen, Judge David Hunt, Judge Asoka de Zoysa Gunawardana |
| Appeals Filed By | Defence |
| Appeal Judgment | 8 April 2003 |
| Crimes at Appeal Judgment | Zdravko Mucić Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 Wilful killing · art. 2(a) ICTYS Torture or inhuman treatment · art. 2(b) ICTYS Wilfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health · art. 2(c) ICTYS Unlawful confinement of civilians · art. 2(g) ICTYS Hazim Delić Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 Wilful killing · art. 2(a) ICTYS Torture or inhuman treatment · art. 2(b) ICTYS Wilfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health · art. 2(c) ICTYS Esad Landžo Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 Torture or inhuman treatment · art. 2(b) ICTYS Wilfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health · art. 2(c) ICTYS |
| Transfer to Serve Sentence | Zdravko Mucić 18 July 2003 · Early release Hazim Delić 9 July 2003 · Finland 24 June 2008 · Early release Esad Landžo 10 July 2003 · Finland 13 April 2006 · Early release |
Key Documents
| Initial Indictment | Initial Indictment (1996) |
| First Trial Judgment | First Trial Judgment (1998) |
| First Appeal Judgment | First Appeal Judgment (2001) |
| Second Trial Judgment | Second Trial Judgment (2001) |
| Second Appeal Judgment | Second Appeal Judgment (2003) |
| ICTY Case Page | Official ICTY page |