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ICTY Status Table

Last updated October 24, 2003

Name & Case Number
Trial Status Trial Judgment Appeal Status Appeal Judgment Comments
Ademi
(IT-01-46)
26 July 2001 pleaded not guilty       Provisionally released 20 Feb 2002
Aleksovski
(IT-95-14/1)
Trial Closed Sentenced 7 May 1999 to 2½ years in prison. Prisoner was ordered released for time already served. Both prosecution and defendant appealed the decision 30 May 2001
Defendant’s appeal dismissed. Prosecution’s appeal was allowed in part and prisoner’s sentence increased to 7 years.
Transferred to Finland to serve sentence: 22 Sep 2000

Released 14 Nov 2001
Beara
(IT-02-58)
At large        
Blagojevic et al.
(IT-02-60)
Mormir Nikolic pleads guilty 7 May 2003.

Blagojevic, Obrenovic, & Jokic begin trial 14 May 2003

Obrenovic pleads guilty 21 May 2003
      Sentence for Nikolic pending

Sentence for Obrenovic pending
Blaskic
(IT-95-14)
Trial Closed Sentenced 3 Mar 2000 to 45 years in prison Appeal in progress    
Bobetko
(IT-02-62)
        Indictee dies at his home in Croatia 29 Apr 2003 before trial begins
Borovcanin
(IT-02-64)
At large        
Borovnica
(IT-95-3)
At large        
Brdjanin, Talic and Zupljanin
(IT-99-36)
Brdjanin Trial in progress

Talic conditionally released to Belgrade military hospital 20 Sept 02 for health reasons.

Zupljanin remains at large.
       
Cesic
(IT-95-10/1)
20 June 2002 pleads not guilty Changed plea to guilty 8 Oct 2003.      
Delalic et al.
(IT-96-21)


a.k.a. Mucic et al.

a.k.a. “Celebici”
Trial Closed 16 Nov 1998
Zejnil Delalic acquitted

Zdravko Mucic sentenced to 7 years in prison

Hazim Delic
sentenced to 20 years in prison

Esad Landzo sentenced to 15 years in prison
The convicted defendants appeal the sentencing and judgment.

The prosecutor appeals Delalic’s acquittal and makes appeals on the sentencing and judgment of the convicted defendants.

The 3 convicted defendants filed a 2nd sentencing appeal October, 2001. 2nd appeal is still in progress.
20 February 2001
Delalic’s acquittal affirmed.

Sentences of convicted defendants ordered reconsidered by Trial Judges

9 Oct 2001
Mucic sentence increased to 9 years in prison,
Delic sentence reduced to 18 years in prison, and Esad Landzo sentence remains 15 years in prison
16 Nov 1998Zejnil Delalicreleased

The 3 convicted defendants filed a 2nd sentencing appeal October, 2001.

8 April 2003 Appeals Chamber affirms sentences of Delic and Landzo.

Delic and Landzo transferred to Finland 9 July 2003 to serve sentences.

Mucic will be granted early release 18 July 2003.
Deronjic
(IT-02-61)
10 July 2002 pleads not guilty        
Djukic
(IT-96-20)
        Died 19 May 1996
Erdemovic
(IT-96-22)
Trial Closed 29 Nov 1996
Sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Defendant appeals judgment and sentence. 7 Oct 1997
Defendant ordered to issue new plea to trial court.

5 Mar 1998,
Trial Court reduces sentence to 5 years in prison.
Transferred to Norway to serve sentence: Aug 1998.

Released in August 2000
Furundzija
(IT-95-17/1)
Trial Closed 10 Dec 1998
sentenced to 10 years in prison
  21 Jul 2000,
sentence and convictions affirmed
Transferred to Finland to serve sentence: 22 Sep 2000
Fustar et al.
(IT-95-8/1)
See Mejakic et al. (IT-02-65)        
Galic
(IT-98-29)
Galic Trial Closes 8 May 2003.

Milosevic remains at large
Galic Awaiting Judgment      
Gotovina
(IT-01-45)
Still at large        
Hadzihasanovic et al.
(IT-01-47)
9 August 2001 Hadzihasanovic, Alagic, and Kubura all plead not guilty       7 March 2003 Mahmed Alagic dies

Hadzihasanovic provisionally released 13 Dec 2001

Kubura provisionally released 13 Dec 2001
Halilovic
(IT-01-48)
27 Dec. 2001 pleads not guilty       Provisionally released 14 Dec 2001
Jankovic and Zelenovic (IT-96-23/2) Gojko Jankovic and Dragan Zelenovic remain at large        
Jelisic
(IT-95-10)
Trial Closed Sentenced 14 Dec 1999 to 40 years in prison Both parties appealed the judgment and sentencing. Appeals Chamber affirms sentence of 40 years in prison on 5 Jul 2001 Prisoner transferred to Italy 29 May 2003 to serve sentence.
Karadzic/Mladic (IT-95-5/18) Still at large        
Kordic and Cerkez
(IT-95-14/2)
Trial Closed

19 Dec 1997 Indictments against Pero Skopljak and Ivan Stanic withdrawn.
Kordic sentenced 26 Feb 2001 to 25 years in prison

Cerkez sentenced 26 Feb 2001 to 15 years in prison
Appeal in progress   19 Dec 1997 Skopljak and Stanic released.
Kovacevic, Drljaca and Stakic
(IT-97-24)
See Stakic
(IT-97-24)
      1 Aug 1998 Milan Kovacevic dies in custody

12 May 1998 Simo Drljaca removed from indictment
Krajisnik
(IT-00-39)
7 April 2000 pleads not guilty        
Krnojelac
(IT-97-25)
Trial Closed 15 Mar 2002
Sentenced to 7½ years in prison.
Appeal closed 17 Sept 2003 dismisses all of defendant’s appeals and reverses trial chamber acquittals for two counts of crimes against humanity and two war crimes, increasing his sentence to 15 years imprisonment.  
Krstic
(IT-98-33)
Trial Closed 2 Aug 2001
sentenced to 46 years in prison
Appeal in progress    
Kunarac and Kovac
(IT-96-23)
Vukovic
(IT-96-23/1)
Trial Closed 22 Feb 2001
Dragolijub Kunarac sentenced to 28 years in prison.

Radomir Kovac sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Zoran Vukovic sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Defendants appeal the judgment and sentences. 12 Jun 2002
Judgment and sentences affirmed
Kurarac transferred to Germany to serve sentence 12 December 2002.

Vukovic and Kovac transferred to Norway to serve sentences 28 Nov. 2002
Kupreskic et al. (IT-95-16) Trial Closed 14 Jan 2000,
Zoran Kupreskic sentenced to 10 years in prison

Mirjan Kupreskic sentenced to 8 years in prison

Vlatko Kupreskic sentenced to 6 years in prison

Drago Josipovic sentenced to 15 years in prison

Vladimir Santic sentenced to 25 years in prison

Dragan Papic acquitted
The convicted defendants appeal 23 Oct 2001
Zoran Kupreskic, Mirjan Kupreskic, & Vlatko Kupreskic are acquitted.

Drago Josipovic’s sentence reduced to 12 years in prison

Vladimir Santic’s sentence reduced to 18 years in prison
Dragan Papic released 14 Jan 2000

Kupreskic, Kupreskic, & Kupreskic released 23 Oct 2001

Drago Josipovic Transfered to Spain to serve sentence: 9 Apr 2002

Vladimir Santic Transfered to Spain to serve sentence: 12 Apr 2002

Marinko Katava's indictment withdrawn on 19 December 1997, released immediately
Kvocka et al.
(IT-98-30/1)
Trial Closed 2 Nov 2001
Miroslav Kvocka, sentenced to 7 years in prison

Milojica Kos, sentenced to 6 years in prison

Mladjo Radic, sentenced to 20 years in prison

Zoran Zigic, sentenced to 25 years in prison

Dragoljub Prcac, sentenced to 5 years in prison
Appeal in progress Kos withdrew his appeal 2 November 2001. Kos was released on 31 July 2002
Limaj et al.
(IT-03-66)
5 March 2003 Limaj pleads not guilty

20 Feb 2003 Bala, Murtezi, and Musliu plead not guilty
      28 Feb 2003 Agim Murtezi is released after his indictment is withdrawn
Ljubicic
(IT-00-41)
26 Sept 2002 pleads not guilty        
Marinic
(IT-95-15)
At large        
Martic
(IT-95-11)
Initial appearance 21 May 02        
Meakic et al.
(IT-95-4)
See Meakic et al.(IT-02-65 below)        
Mejakic et al., Fustar et al.
(IT-02-65)
These two cases were consolidated 10 Dec 2002

Meakic pleads not guilty 7 July 2003

24 May 2002 Dusan Knezevic pleads not guilty (and again 10 Dec. 2002 to added charges)

6 Feb 2002 Dusan Fustar pleads not guilty
      26 June 2003Predrag Banovic pleads guilty to persecution as a crime against humanity. Other charges against him dropped.

10 April 2002 indictment against Nenand Banovic withdrawn and he is released

17 July 2002 Momcilo Gruban provisionally released
Slobodan
Milosevic
(IT-02-54)
Trial in progress        
Dragomir
Milosevic
(IT-98-29)
At large        
Milutinovic et al.
(IT-99-37)
26 April 2002 Dragoljub Ojdanic pleads not guilty

27 Jan 2003 Milan Milutinovic pleads not guilty

2 May 2002 Nikola Sanovic pleads not guilty
      13 April 2002 Vlajko Stojilkovic dies
Mrdja
(IT-02-59)
17 June 2002 pleads not guilty 23 July 2003 pleads guilty to reduced charges.      
Mrksic
(IT-95-13/1)
Mrksic case separated from Radic and Slijvancanin on 28 Aug 2002        
Naletilic and Martinovic
(IT-98-34)
Trial closed 31 Mar 2003
Natelilic sentenced to 20 years in prison

Marinovic sentenced to 18 years in prison
Appeal files 29 April 2003    
Nikolic, Dragan
(IT-94-2)
18 March 2002pleads not guilty Pleads guilty to 4 counts of crimes against humanity on 4 Sept 2003      
Nikolic, Drago (IT-02-63) At large        
Nikolic, Momir (IT-02-56) Momir case was joined to Blagojevic et al. (IT-02-60) on 27 May 2002

pleads guilty 7 May 2003
      Sentence pending
Oric (IT-03-68) 15 April 2003pleads not guilty        
Plavsic
(IT-00-39 & 40/1)
2 Oct 2002
no trial, pled guilty
27 Feb 2003
sentenced to 11 years in prison.
    27 June 2003 transferred to Sweden to serve sentence.
Popovic
(IT-02-57)
At large        
Radic, Sljivancanin, Mrksic and Dokmanovic (IT-95-13a) Radic pleads not guilty 21 May 2003.

Mrksic case separated from others on 28 Aug 2002 (see above)

Judge enters plea of not guilty on Sljivancanin’s behalf after he refuses to enter a plea for the second time 10 July 2003
      Dokmanovic committed suicide while in Tribunal custody 29 June 1998
Rajic
(IT-95-12)
27 June 2003 pleads not guilty        
Raznjatovic
(IT-97-27)
At large        
Seselj
(IT-03-67)
25 March 2003 pleads not guilty        
Sikirica et al.
(IT-95-8)
Sep 2001
all 3 defendants pled guilty
13 Nov 2001
Dusko Sikirica sentenced to 15 years in prison

Damir Dosen sentenced to 5 years in prison

Dragan Kolundzija
sentenced to 3 years in prison
    Sikirica and Dosen transferred to Austria to serve sentences: 10 May 2002.

Kolundzija granted release 6 Dec 2001

Dosen granted early release 28 Feb 2003
Simic et al.
(IT-95-9)
Trial Closed Blagoje Simic is sentenced to 17 years in prison.

Miroslav Tadic receives an 8 year sentence.

Simo Zaric is sentenced to 6 years imprisonment.
Appeal pending    
Simic, Milan
(IT-95-9/2)
Trial Closed Sentenced 17 Oct 2002 to 5 years in prison      
Sljivancanin, Veselin
(IT-95-13a)
         
Stakic
(IT-97-24)
Trial closed 17 Apr 2003 Sentenced 31 July 2003 to life in prison Filed notice of appeal on 1 Sept 2003    
Stankovic
(IT-96-23/2)
12 July 2002 pleads not guilty        
Strugar et al. (IT-01-42) 25 Oct 2001 Pavle Strugar pleads not guilty

12 Nov 2001 Miodrag Jokic pleads not guilty

Vladimir Kovacevic remains at large
27 Aug 2003 Miodrag Jokic pleads guilty to six violations of the laws of war     26 July 2002 indictment against Milan Zec withdrawn

Strugar provisionally released on 01 Dec 2001

Jokic provisionally released 20 Feb 2002
Stanisic & Simatovic
(IT-03-69)
13 June 2003 Stanisic pleads not guilty

2 June 2003 Simatovic pleads not guilty
       
Tadic
(IT-94-1)
Trial Closed 14 Jul 1997 sentenced to 20 years in prison.   First appeal found defendant guilty on additional charges and remanded to trial court for additional sentencing (sentence increased to 25 years on 11 Nove 1999)

On second appeal, 26 Jan 2000, sentence reduced to 20 years in prison
Transferred to Germany to serve sentence: 31 Oct 2000
Todorovic
(IT-95-9/1)
Trial Closed Sentenced 31 Jul 2002 to 10 years in prison     Transferred to Spain to serve sentence: 12 Dec 2001
Vasiljevic
(IT-98-32)
Trial Closed 29 Nov 2002
sentenced to 20 years in prison
Appeal filed
30 Dec 2002
   
Zupljanin
(IT-99-36)
At large        
 
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