The Prosecutor v. Željko Mejakić, Momčilo Gruban, Dušan Fuštar, and Duško Knežević
Case Sheet · ICTY
The Prosecutor v. Željko Mejakić, Momčilo Gruban, Dušan Fuštar, and Duško Knežević
| Location | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Case Number | IT-02-65 |
| Case Name | "Omarska and Keraterm Camps" |
| Status | Transferred · National Jurisdiction |
Context
Željko Mejakić was the Commander of the Omarska detention camp, which was established by Serbian forces in a former mining complex in the village of Omarska, approximately 20 kilometres from the town of Prijedor, in north-western Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Momčilo Gruban was a guard shift commander at the Omarska camp; supervised one of the three shifts of guards that operated there.
Dušan Fuštar was a guard shift commander at the Keraterm detention camp, established by Bosnian Serb forces in mid 1992, located on the site of a ceramics factory on the eastern outskirts of Prijedor in north-western Bosnia and Herzegovina; supervised one of the three shifts of guards that operated within the camp
Dušan Knežević did not appear to hold an official position in either the Keraterm or Omarska camps, but had sufficient authority to be able to enter and leave the camps at will
Pre-Trial
| Initial Indictment | Željko Mejakić 13 February 1995 Momčilo Gruban 13 February 1995 Dušan Fuštar 21 July 1995 Dušan Knežević 13 February 1995 |
| Amended Indictment | 5 July 2002 17 September 2002 |
| Crimes Charged | Željko Mejakić Violations of the laws or customs of war Murder · art. 3 ICTYS Cruel treatment · art. 3 ICTYS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of murder · art. 5(a) ICTYS Crime against humanity of persecution · art. 5(h) ICTYS Crime against humanity of other inhumane acts · art. 5(i) ICTYS Momčilo Gruban Violations of the laws or customs of war Murder · art. 3 ICTYS Cruel treatment · art. 3 ICTYS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of murder · art. 5(a) ICTYS Crime against humanity of persecution · art. 5(h) ICTYS Crime against humanity of other inhumane acts · art. 5(i) ICTYS Dušan Fuštar Violations of the laws or customs of war Murder · art. 3 ICTYS Cruel treatment · art. 3 ICTYS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of murder · art. 5(a) ICTYS Crime against humanity of persecution · art. 5(h) ICTYS Crime against humanity of other inhumane acts · art. 5(i) ICTYS Dušan Knežević Violations of the laws or customs of war Murder · art. 3 ICTYS Cruel treatment · art. 3 ICTYS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of murder · art. 5(a) ICTYS Crime against humanity of persecution · art. 5(h) ICTYS Crime against humanity of other inhumane acts · art. 5(i) ICTYS |
| Arrest and Transfer | Željko Mejakić 1 July 2003 · Surrendered · Transferred to ICTY 4 July 2003 Momčilo Gruban 2 May 2002 · Surrendered · Transferred to ICTY 2 May 2002 Dušan Fuštar 31 January 2002 · Surrendered · Transferred to ICTY 31 January 2002 Dušan Knežević 18 May 2002 · Surrendered · Transferred to ICTY 18 May 2002 |
| Initial Appearance | Željko Mejakić 7 July 2003 · Plea: No Guilty Momčilo Gruban 10 May 2002 · Plea: No Guilty 10 December 2002 · Plea: No Guilty Dušan Fuštar 6 February 2002 · Plea: No Guilty Dušan Knežević 24 May 2002 · Plea: No Guilty 10 December 2002 · Plea: No Guilty |
Referral proceedings
| Motion by the Prosecutor | 2 September 2004 |
| Referral Bench | Judge Alphons Orie (presiding), Judge O-Gon Kwon and Judge Kevin Parker |
| Decision | 20 July 2005 |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Key Documents
| Consolidated Indictment | Consolidated Indictment (2002) |
| Referral decision | Referral Decision (2005) |
| ICTY Case Page | Official ICTY page |