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EU police arrested war crimes suspect in Kosovo
May 6, 2012
On May 6, 2010, European Union police officers arrested suspected war criminal, Sabit Geci, in Kosovo. Geci was accused of being a former member of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), which allegedly tortured prisoners at an Albanian prison during the 1998- 1999 Kosovo war. The European Union Rule of....... [more]
Mladic fit to stand trial: ICTY prosecutor
May 2, 2012
Chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Serge Brammertz told reporters Wednesday that he believes former commander of the Bosnian Serb Army Ratko Mladic is mentally and physically fit to stand trial next month. The ICTY ordered a medical exam of Mlad....... [more]
Mladic pleads not guilty to all charges of war crimes
April 5, 2012
Former commander of the Bosnian Serb Army Ratko Mladic pleaded not guilty to all charges in a pre-trial brief released Wednesday by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Mladic is not obligated to put forth his defense in the pre-trial briefing, although the brief de....... [more]
ICTY war crimes suspect Seselj says tribunal is biased
March 15, 2012
Serb nationalist politician and war crimes suspect Vojislav Seselj on Thursday told judges at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) that he believes the tribunal is biased and that he does not care about the verdict. In his closing remarks, Seselj said the UN-created I....... [more]
ICTY prosecutors demand 28-year sentence for Seselj
March 8, 2012
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Wednesday demanded a 28-year prison sentence for former Serb nationalist politician and war crimes suspect Vojislav Seselj. Delivering closing arguments, Prosecutor Mathias Marcussen claimed that Seselj was respo....... [more]
Former Yugoslavia municipal officer sentenced to 2 months for refusing to testify
February 26, 2012
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Friday sentenced former president of the municipality of Sokolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Milan Tupajic, to two months in prison on two counts of contempt for refusing to testify against Radovan Karadzic, founding member of th....... [more]
Accused war criminal calls Yugoslavia tribunal 'biased'
February 24, 2012
Former Commander of the Bosnian Serb Army, Ratko Mladic, accused the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) of being "biased" against Serbs and a "puppet" of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Mladic faces charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, inclu....... [more]
ICTY convicted former Serbian official Djordjevic
February 23, 2012
On February 23, 2011, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) convicted Vlastimir Djordjevic for crimes against humanity and war crimes. Djordjevic, a former Serbian police official, was arrested in June 2007 and was formally indicted in July 2008. Djordjevic was sentenc....... [more]
ICTY delays Mladic trial
February 16, 2012
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday delayed the trial of former Serbian general and alleged war criminal Ratko Mladic, setting a new start date of May 14. The previous start date for the trial was March 27. The delay was ordered after Mladic's defense la....... [more]
ICTY sentences former case manager to 12 months for contempt
February 7, 2012
Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday rendered a judgment against Jelena Rasic, sentencing her to 12 months imprisonment on contempt charges. The judgment came following the acceptance of a plea agreement last week. Rasic was the former....... [more]
UN tribunal accepts war crimes lawyer's contempt plea
February 1, 2012
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) accepted a plea agreement on Tuesday in which Jelena Rasic, the case manager for Bosnian war criminal Milan Lukic, pleaded guilty to five counts of contempt against the tribunal. According to the original indictment, the prosecuto....... [more]
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