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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]
ICTY war crimes suspect Seselj demands compensation for trial delays
January 31, 2012
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) announced Monday that former Serb nationalist politician and war crimes suspect Vojislav Seselj is suing ICTY for USD $2.6 million in damages due to alleged unreasonable delays in his trial. The ICTY declined to comment on the fili....... [more]
ICTY convicts former Yugoslav intelligence officer of contempt for failure to testify
December 9, 2011
Former Yugoslav intelligence officer Dragomir Pecanac was convicted Friday on a charge of contempt for failing to testify before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). The charges were brought against Pecanac in October when he failed to comply with a subpoena to test....... [more]
Mladic pleads not guilty, trial set for March
December 9, 2011
Former Serbian general and alleged war criminal Ratko Mladic, after previously refusing to enter a plea in any of the charges against him, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges linked to the execution of more than 30 Muslim prisoners in the eastern town of Bisina in July 1995. The presiding jud....... [more]
UN war crimes tribunals report progress to Security Council
December 8, 2011
Top officials of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) told the UN Security Council Wednesday that international cooperation in tracking and arresting fugitives is vital to completion of the tribunals' mandates....... [more]
ICTY judges allow reduced indictment against Mladic
December 3, 2011
A three-judge panel for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) accepted a request by prosecutors on Friday to reduce the number of crimes they intend to prove against former Serbian general and alleged war criminal Ratko Mladic from 196 to 106. The panel declared that t....... [more]
ICTY prosecutors seek to speed up Mladic trial, reduce evidence
November 20, 2011
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Friday proposed a reduction in the amount of evidence they planned to present against former Serbian general and alleged war criminal Ratko Mladic in an effort to speed up his trial. The prosecutors are asking the....... [more]
ICTY issues arrest warrant for former spokesperson
November 17, 2011
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for former spokesperson Florence Hartmann for nonpayment of a ?7,000 fine imposed for a contempt of court conviction. A five-judge appeals panel reordered the fine imp....... [more]
ICTY orders Mladic medical exam
November 16, 2011
A panel of judges from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Wednesday ordered the appointment of a medical expert to conduct a medical examination and issue a report on the physical condition of former Serbian general and alleged war criminal Ratko Mladic. The ord....... [more]
Staff shortages burdening UN war crimes tribunals
November 14, 2011
The presidents of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Friday told the UN General Assembly that the tribunals are in need of experienced staff to complete their work. The presidents warned of the difficulti....... [more]
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