The Prosecutor v. Zlatko Aleksovski

Case Sheet · ICTY

The Prosecutor v. Zlatko Aleksovski

Location	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Case Number	IT-95-14/1
Case Name	"Lašva Valley"
Status	Closed · Sentence Served

Context

From January 1993, commander of the prison facility at Kaonik, near Busovača, central Bosnia and Herzegovina

Pre-Trial

Initial Indictment	10 November 1995
Crimes Charged	Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 Inhumane 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 Outrages upon the personal dignity · art. 3 ICTYS
Arrest and Transfer	8 June 1996 · Arrested by Croatian authorities · Transferred to ICTY 28 April 1997
Initial Appearance	29 April 1997 · Plea: Not Guilty

Trial

Trial Chamber	Trial Chamber I · Judges: Judge Rodrigues (presiding), Judge Vohrah, Judge Nieto-Navia
Trial Opening	6 January 1998
Trial Judgment	7 May 1999 (oral) and 25 June 1999 (written) ·  Partially convicted
Crimes at Trial Judgment	Violations of the laws or customs of war Outrages upon the personal dignity · art. 3 ICTYS
Sentencing Judgment	2 and a half years imprisonment

Appeal

Appeals Chamber	Appeals Chamber · Judges: Judge Richard May (presiding), Judge Florence Mumba, Judge David Hunt, Judge Wang Tieya, Judge Patrick Robinson
Appeals Filed By	Prosecution and Defence
Appeal Judgment	24 March 2000 · Conviction confirmed /  Sentence increased to 7 years
Crimes at Appeal Judgment	Violations of the laws or customs of war Outrages upon the personal dignity · art. 3 ICTYS
Final Sentence	7 years of imprisonment
Transfer to Serve Sentence	22 September 2000 · Finland · Granted early release on 14 November 2001

Key Documents

Initial Indictment	Initial Indictment (1995)
Trial Judgment	Trial Judgment (1999)
Appeal Judgment	Appeal Judgment (2000)
ICTY	Official ICTY page