List of people indicted in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia

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A total of 161 persons were indicted in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).[1] Since the arrest of Goran Hadžić on 20 July 2011, there are no indictees remaining at large.[2] This article lists them along with their allegiance, details of charges against them and the disposition of their cases. The list includes those whose indictments were withdrawn by the ICTY.

Dražen Erdemović, a Bosnian Croat fighting in the Bosnian Serb contingent, and Franko Simatović, an ethnic Croat and high-ranking official of the Yugoslav State Security Service, are the only indictees on this list who crossed either religious and/or ethnic lines. Biljana Plavšić is the sole female ICTY indictee.

The ICTY announced a verdict in its last ongoing case on November 22, 2017: Ratko Mladić, sentenced to life imprisonment.[3] One re-trial (two indictees) is ongoing before the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals as of July 2020.[3] 13 defendants were transferred to other courts,[3] with 11 being convicted, one of them, Rahim Ademi, acquitted, and another, Vladimir Kovačević, was ruled mentally unfit to stand trial in 2004.

The list contains 161 names. 94 of these are Serbs, 29 are Croats, 9 are Albanians, 9 are Bosniaks, 2 are Macedonians and 2 are Montenegrins. The others are of unknown ethnicity or their charges have been withdrawn. There are 62 convicted Serbs, 18 convicted Croats, 5 convicted Bosniaks, 2 convicted Montenegrins, 1 convicted Macedonian and 1 convicted Albanian in this list.

List of indictees[]

Name Allegiance Status Case name Guilty of: Final judgement Aftermath Link
G H W C Sentence Date
Aleksovski, Zlatko Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia Sentenced by ICTY Lašva Valley Yes 7 years 24 March 2000 Early release on 14 November 2001 IT-95-14/1
Babić, Milan Republic of Serb Krajina Sentenced by ICTY RSK Yes 13 years (Pleaded guilty.) 18 July 2005 Committed suicide in prison on 5 March 2006. IT-03-72
Banović, Predrag Republika Srpska Sentenced by ICTY Omarska and Keraterm Camps Yes 8 years (Pleaded guilty.) 28 October 2003 Early release on 3 September 2008 IT-02-65/1
Blagojević, Vidoje Republika Srpska Sentenced by ICTY Yes Yes 15 years 9 May 2007 Early release effective 22 December 2012. IT-02-60
Sentenced by ICTY Yes Yes 9 years Early release on 13 January 2010.
Blaškić, Tihomir Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia Sentenced by ICTY Lašva Valley Yes Yes 9 years 29 July 2004 Early release on 2 August 2004. IT-95-14
Bobetko, Janko Republic of Croatia Died before trial Medak Pocket Died before transfer to the Tribunal. IT-02-62
Boškoski, Ljube Republic of Macedonia Acquitted Found not guilty. 19 May 2010 IT-04-82
Tarčulovski, Johan Sentenced by ICTY Yes 12 years Early release on 8 April 2013.
Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia Sentenced by ICTY Lašva Valley Yes Yes Yes 20 years 2 April 2007 Serving the sentence. IT-95-17
Brđanin, Radoslav Republika Srpska Sentenced by ICTY Krajina Yes Yes Yes 30 years 3 April 2007 Serving the sentence. IT-99-36
Republika Srpska Sentenced by ICTY Brčko Yes Yes 18 years (Pleaded guilty to all charges.) 11 March 2004 Early release effective 25 May 2014. IT-95-10/1
Delić, Rasim Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sentenced by ICTY Yes 3 years 15 September 2008 Delić passed away on 16 April 2010, while on provisional release. The Appeals Chamber terminated the appellate proceedings and announced that the Trial Chamber judgement should be considered as final. IT-04-83
Deronjić, Miroslav Republika Srpska Sentenced by ICTY Glogova Yes 10 years 20 July 2005 Died in prison on 19 May 2007. IT-02-61
Dokmanović, Slavko Republic of Serb Krajina Died during the trial Vukovar Hospital Died on 29 June 1998 at the ICTY Detention Unit. IT-95-13a
Đorđević, Vlastimir Serbia and Montenegro Sentenced by ICTY Kosovo Yes Yes 18 years 27 January 2014 Serving sentence. IT-05-87/1
Republika Srpska Died during the trial Đukić was released on 24 April 1996 on grounds of ill-health, and died on 18 May 1996. IT-96-20
Erdemović, Dražen Republika Srpska Sentenced by ICTY Pilica Farm Yes 5 years (Pleaded guilty to murder as a violation of the laws or customs of war) 5 March 1998 Early release on 13 August 1999. IT-96-22
Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia Sentenced by ICTY Lašva Valley Yes 10 years 21 July 2000 Early release effective 17 August 2004. IT-95-17/1
Galić, Stanislav Republika Srpska Sentenced by ICTY Yes Yes Life imprisonment. 30 November 2006 Serving the sentence. IT-98-29
Čermak, Ivan Republic of Croatia Acquitted Operation Storm Found not guilty. 15 April 2011 IT-06-90
Gotovina, Ante Acquitted Found not guilty. 16 November 2012
Markač, Mladen Acquitted Found not guilty.
Hadžić, Goran Republic of Serb Krajina Died during the trial On 24 March 2016, the Trial Chamber declared that Hadžić was unfit to stand trial and stayed the proceedings indefinitely. The Trial Chamber terminated the proceedings against him, following his death on 12 July 2016. IT-04-75
Hadžihasanović, Enver Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sentenced by ICTY Central Bosnia Yes 31⁄2 years 22 April 2008 Released on 23 April 2008 upon completion of his sentence. IT-01-47
Kubura, Amir Sentenced by ICTY Yes 2 years Early release on 11 April 2006.
Alagić, Mehmed Died during the trial Alagić died on 7 March 2003.
Halilović, Sefer Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Acquitted Grabovica-Uzdol Found not guilty. 16 October 2007 Immediately released. IT-01-48
Haradinaj, Ramush Kosovo Liberation Army Acquitted Found not guilty. 29 November 2012 Immediately released. IT-04-84
Acquitted Found not guilty. Immediately released.
Brahimaj, Lahi Sentenced by ICTY Yes 6 years 21 July 2010
Jelisić, Goran Republika Srpska Sentenced by ICTY Brčko Yes Yes 40 years (Pleaded guilty.) 5 July 2001 Serving the sentence. IT-95-10
Jokić, Miodrag Serbia and Montenegro Sentenced by ICTY Dubrovnik Yes 7 years (Pleaded guilty to all charges.) 30 August 2005 Early release on 1 September 2008. IT-01-42/1
Kordić, Dario Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia Sentenced by ICTY Lašva Valley Yes Yes Yes 25 years 17 December 2004 Early release on effective 6 June 2014. IT-95-14/2
Sentenced by ICTY Yes 6 years Released on 2 December 2004 having served his sentence.
Indictment withdrawn
Indictment withdrawn
Kovačević, Milan Republika Srpska Died during the trial Prijedor Kovačević died on 1 August 1998 at the ICTY Detention Unit. IT-97-24
Drljača, Simo Died before trial Drljača died before transfer to the Tribunal.
Krajišnik, Momčilo Republika Srpska Sentenced by ICTY Bosnia and Herzegovina Yes 20 years 17 March 2009 Early release effective on 30 August 2013. IT-00-39
Republika Srpska Sentenced by ICTY Foča Yes Yes 15 years 17 September 2003 Early release on 9 July 2009. IT-97-25
Krstić, Radislav Republika Srpska Sentenced by ICTY Srebrenica-Drina Corps Yes Yes Yes 35 years 19 April 2004 Serving the sentence. IT-98-33
Kunarac, Dragoljub Republika Srpska Sentenced by ICTY Foča Yes Yes 28 years 12 June 2002 Serving the sentence. IT-96-23 & 23/1
Kovač, Radomir Sentenced by ICTY Yes Yes 20 years Early release effective on 30 June 2013.
Vuković, Zoran Sentenced by ICTY Yes Yes 12 years Early release on 11 March 2008.
Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia Sentenced by ICTY Lašva Valley Yes 12 years 23 October 2001 Early release on 30 January 2006. IT-95-16
Sentenced by ICTY Yes 18 years Early release on 9 February 2009.
Acquitted Found not guilty. Immediately released.
Acquitted Found not guilty. Immediately released.
Acquitted Found not guilty. Immediately released.
Acquitted Found not guilty. 14 January 2000 Immediately released.
Died before trial
Indictment withdrawn
Republika Srpska Sentenced by ICTY Omarska, Keraterm & Trnopolje Camps Yes Yes 7 years 28 February 2005 Early release on 30 March 2005. IT-98-30/1
Sentenced by ICTY Yes Yes 5 years Early release on 3 March 2005.
Sentenced by ICTY Yes Yes 20 years Early release effective 31 December 2012.
Žigić, Zoran Sentenced by ICTY Yes Yes 25 years Early release effective 16 December 2014.
Sentenced by ICTY Yes Yes 6 years 2 November 2001 Early release on 30 July 2002.
Limaj, Fatmir Kosovo Liberation Army Acquitted Lapušnik camp Found not guilty. 27 September 2007 Immediately released. IT-03-66
Musliu, Isak Acquitted Found not guilty. Immediately released.
Bala, Haradin Sentenced by ICTY Yes 13 years Early release effective 31 December 2012.
Indictment withdrawn
Lukić, Milan Republika Srpska Sentenced by ICTY Višegrad Yes Yes Life imprisonment. 4 December 2012 Serving the sentence. IT-98-32/1
Lukić, Sredoje Sentenced by ICTY Yes Yes 27 years Serving the sentence.
Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia Indictment withdrawn Lašva Valley IT-95-15
Martić, Milan Republic of Serb Krajina Sentenced by ICTY RSK Yes Yes 35 years 8 October 2008 Serving the sentence. IT-95-11
Milošević, Dragomir Republika Srpska Sentenced by ICTY Sarajevo Yes Yes 29 years 12 November 2009 Serving the sentence. IT-98-29/1
Milošević, Slobodan Serbia and Montenegro Died during the trial Kosovo, Croatia and Bosnia Milošević died on 11 March 2006. IT-02-54
Republika Srpska Sentenced by ICTY Vlašić Mountain Yes Yes 17 years (Pleaded guilty to murder and inhumane acts.) 31 March 2004 Early release on 10 October 2013. IT-02-59
Mrkšić, Mile Republic of Serb Krajina Sentenced by ICTY Vukovar Hospital Yes 20 years 5 May 2009 Died in prison on 16 August 2015. IT-95-13/1
Šljivančanin, Veselin Serbia and Montenegro Sentenced by ICTY Yes 10 years Early release on 5 July 2011.
Radić, Miroslav Acquitted Found not guilty. 27 September 2007
Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia Sentenced by ICTY Čelebići camp Yes 9 years 8 April 2003 Early release on 18 July 2003. IT-96-21
Delić, Hazim Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sentenced by ICTY Yes 18 years Early release on 24 June 2008.
Landžo, Esad Sentenced by ICTY Yes 15 years Early release effective 2 May 2006.
Acquitted Found not guilty. 20 February 2001
Naletilić, Mladen Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia Sentenced by ICTY Tuta and Štela Yes Yes Yes 20 years 3 May 2006 Early release on 29 November 2012. IT-98-34
Sentenced by ICTY Yes Yes Yes 18 years Early release on 16 December 2011.
Nikolić, Dragan Republika Srpska Sentenced by ICTY Yes 20 years (Pleaded guilty to all charges.) 4 February 2005 Early release effective 20 August 2013. IT-94-2
Nikolić, Momir Republika Srpska Sentenced by ICTY Srebrenica Yes 20 years 8 March 2006 Early release effective 1 July 2014. IT-02-60/1
Obrenović, Dragan Republika Srpska Sentenced by ICTY Srebrenica Yes 17 years (Pleaded not guilty to all charges.) 10 December 2003 Early release on 21 September 2011. IT-02-60/2
Orić, Naser Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Acquitted Found not guilty. 3 July 2008 IT-03-68
Perišić, Momčilo Serbia and Montenegro Acquitted Found not guilty. 28 February 2013 IT-04-81
Plavšić, Biljana Republika Srpska Sentenced by ICTY Bosnia and Herzegovina Yes 11 years (Pleaded guilty.) 27 February 2003 Early release effective 27 October 2009. IT-00-39 & 40/1
Popović, Vujadin Republika Srpska Sentenced by ICTY Srebrenica Yes Yes Yes Life imprisonment 30 January 2015 Serving the sentence. IT-05-88
Beara, Ljubiša Sentenced by ICTY Yes Yes Yes Life imprisonment Died in prison on 8 February 2017.
Nikolić, Drago Sentenced by ICTY Yes Yes Yes 35 years Died on 11 October 2015 while on provisional release.
Sentenced by ICTY Yes Yes 18 years Serving the sentence.
Pandurević, Vinko Sentenced by ICTY Yes Yes 13 years Early release on 9 April 2015.
Sentenced by ICTY Yes Yes 17 years 10 June 2010 Early release effective 1 August 2016.
Gvero, Milan Sentenced by ICTY Yes 5 years Early release on 28 June 2010. Died on 17 February 2013 during the appellate proceedings.
Prlić, Jadranko Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia Sentenced by ICTY Yes Yes Yes 25 years 29 November 2017 IT-04-74
Stojić, Bruno Sentenced by ICTY Yes Yes Yes 20 years
Praljak, Slobodan Sentenced by ICTY Yes Yes Yes 20 years Committed suicide in the courtroom during the sentencing.[4]
Petković, Milivoj Sentenced by ICTY Yes Yes Yes 20 years
Ćorić, Valentin Sentenced by ICTY Yes Yes Yes 16 years
Sentenced by ICTY Yes Yes Yes 10 years
Rajić, Ivica Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia Sentenced by ICTY Stupni Do Yes 12 years (Pleaded guilty to grave breaches of the Geneva conventions.) 8 May 2006 Early release on 22 August 2011. IT-95-12
Ražnatović, Željko "Arkan" Serbia and Montenegro Died before trial Ražnatović died in Belgrade in January 2000. IT-97-27
Milutinović, Milan Serbia and Montenegro Acquitted Found not guilty. 26 February 2009 IT-05-87
Ojdanić, Dragoljub Sentenced by ICTY Yes 15 years Early release on 10 July 2013.
Šainović, Nikola Sentenced by ICTY Yes Yes 18 years 23 January 2014 Early release on 10 July 2015.
Pavković, Nebojša Sentenced by ICTY Yes Yes 22 years Serving the sentence.
Lazarević, Vladimir Sentenced by ICTY Yes 14 years Early release on 7 September 2015.
Lukić, Sreten Sentenced by ICTY Yes Yes 20 years Serving the sentence.
Sikirica, Duško Republika Srpska Sentenced by ICTY Keraterm Camp Yes 15 years (Pleaded guilty.) 13 November 2001 Early release on 21 June 2010. IT-95-8
Sentenced by ICTY Yes 5 years (Pleaded guilty.) Early release on 28 February 2003.
Sentenced by ICTY Yes 3 years (Pleaded guilty.) Early release on 5 December 2001.
Indictment withdrawn
Lajić, Goran Indictment withdrawn
Indictment withdrawn
Indictment withdrawn
Died before trial
Simić, Blagoje Republika Srpska Sentenced by ICTY Bosanski Šamac Yes 15 years 28 November 2006 Early release effective on 16 March 2011. IT-95-9
Tadić, Miroslav Sentenced by ICTY Yes 8 years 17 October 2003 Early release effective 4 November 2004.
Sentenced by ICTY Yes 6 years Early release effective 28 January 2004.
Died before trial
Republika Srpska Sentenced by ICTY Bosanski Šamac Yes 5 years (Pleaded guilty to torture.) 17 October 2002 Early release effective 3 November 2003. IT-95-9/2
Stakić, Milomir Republika Srpska Sentenced by ICTY Prijedor Yes Yes 40 years 22 March 2006 Serving the sentence. IT-97-24
Stanišić, Mićo Republika Srpska Sentenced by ICTY Bosnia and Herzegovina Yes Yes 22 years 30 June 2016 IT-08-91
Župljanin, Stojan Sentenced by ICTY Yes Yes 22 years
Strugar, Pavle Serbia and Montenegro Sentenced by ICTY Dubrovnik Yes 8 years 17 July 2008 Early release , effective 20 February 2009. IT-01-42
Indictment withdrawn
Tadić, Duško Republika Srpska Sentenced by ICTY Prijedor Yes Yes Yes 20 years 26 January 2000 Early release on 17 July 2008. IT-94-1
Died before trial Borovnica went missing in 1995 and declared officially dead on 22 November 1996.
Talić, Momir Republika Srpska Died during the trial Krajina Deceased on 28 May 2003. IT-99-36/1
Republika Srpska Sentenced by ICTY Bosanski Šamac Yes 10 years (Pleaded guilty.) 31 July 2001 Early release on 22 June 2005; deceased on 3 September 2006. IT-95-9/1
Tolimir, Zdravko Republika Srpska Sentenced by ICTY Srebrenica Yes Yes Yes Life imprisonment 8 April 2015 Died on 8 February 2016 while awaiting transfer to prison. IT-05-88/2
Vasiljević, Mitar Republika Srpska Sentenced by ICTY Višegrad Yes Yes 15 years 25 February 2004 Early release on 12 March 2010. IT-98-32
Republika Srpska Sentenced by ICTY Foča Yes Yes 15 years 31 October 2007 Early release effective on 4 September 2015. IT-96-23/2
Died before trial
Died before trial Died in 1999.
Republika Srpska Transferred to national courts Foča Transferred to the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 8 December 2005. Sentenced to 34 years on 19 November 2007. IT-96-23/2
Transferred to national courts Transferred to the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 29 September 2005. Sentenced to 20 years on 28 March 2007.
Republika Srpska Transferred to national courts Foča Transferred to the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 3 October 2006. Sentenced to 81⁄2 years on 28 February 2008. IT-97-25/1
Transferred to national courts Transferred to the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 3 October 2006. Sentenced 121⁄2 years on 28 February 2008.
Trbić, Milorad Republika Srpska Transferred to national courts Srebrenica Transferred to the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 11 June 2007. Sentenced to 30 years. IT-05-88/1
Ademi, Rahim Republic of Croatia Transferred to national courts Medak Pocket Transferred to Croatia on 1 November 2005. Acquitted of all charges by the Zagreb District Court. IT-04-78
Norac, Mirko Transferred to national courts Transferred to Croatia on 1 November 2005. Sentenced by the Zagreb District Court to 7 years.
Kovačević, Vladimir Serbia and Montenegro Transferred to national courts Dubrovnik On 17 November 2006, the case was referred to Serbia. Kovačević was charged by Serbia, but was found unfit for trial due to poor health. IT-01-42/2
Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia Transferred to national courts Lašva Valley Case referred to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sentenced to 10 years. IT-00-41
Republika Srpska Transferred to national courts Omarska and Keraterm Camps Case referred to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sentenced to 21 years. IT-02-65
Transferred to national courts Case referred to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sentenced to 7 years.
Transferred to national courts Case referred to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sentenced to 9 years.
Knežević, Duško Transferred to national courts Case referred to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sentenced to 31 years.
Indictment withdrawn
Gruban (first name unknown) Indictment withdrawn
Indictment withdrawn
Indictment withdrawn
Indictment withdrawn
Indictment withdrawn
Indictment withdrawn
Indictment withdrawn
Indictment withdrawn
Indictment withdrawn
Simatović, Franko Serbia and Montenegro Trial ongoing Re-trial is ongoing before the IRMCT. Both accused were acquitted of all charges by an ICTY Trial chamber on 30 May 2013. On 15 December 2015, the ICTY Appeals Chamber ordered that Stanišić and Simatović be retried on all counts of the indictment. MICT-15-96
Stanišić, Jovica Trial ongoing
Mladić, Ratko Republika Srpska Sentenced by IRMCT Trial of Ratko Mladić Yes Yes Yes Life imprisonment. 8 June 2021 Serving the sentence. MICT-13-56
Karadžić, Radovan Republika Srpska Sentenced by IRMCT Trial of Radovan Karadžić Yes Yes Yes Life imprisonment. 20 March 2019 Serving the sentence. MICT-13-55
Šešelj, Vojislav Serbia and Montenegro Sentenced by IRMCT Yes 10 years 11 April 2018 Sentence was declared served in view of the credit for the time he spent in detention in custody of the ICTY pending trial. MICT-16-99

Notes[]

  1. ^ ICTY official site: Key Figures
  2. ^ Serbia holds Croatia war crimes suspect Goran Hadzic 'BBC News Online, 20 July 2011
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c ICTY official web site: The Cases Archived 2015-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "War criminal dies after drinking poison". BBC News. 2017-11-29. Retrieved 2020-04-23.

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