The Tribunal's Appeals Chamber dismissed in its entirety the prosecution's request for review of the appeals judgement in the case of Tihomir Blaškiæ, a Bosnian Croat general, thus bringing the case to a close.
In its request, prosecution argued that the Appeals Chamber should, in light of six new facts discovered, review its judgement which overturned the Trial Chamber's finding that Blaškiæ was responsible for ordering the massacre in the village of Ahmiæi on 16 April 1993 and that he was responsible for crimes committed in the village of Grbavica, both in Central Bosnia.
The Appeals Chamber in Thursday's decision found that the prosecution's request for review did not contain 'new facts' in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and Evidence, but rather additional evidence in relation to facts considered earlier in the case. It concluded that a review of the appeals judgement was not warranted on that basis.
This effectively concludes the case against Blaškiæ, a former commander of the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) indicted on 10 November 1995. Blaškiæ was charged with, inter alia, persecutions, unlawful attacks against the civilian population, wilful killing, taking civilian hostages and using them as human shields and crimes committed against Bosnian Muslims in central Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1 May 1992 and 31 January 1994.
On 3 March 2000, Trial Chamber sentenced Blaškiæ to 45 years' imprisonment after finding him guilty of committing, ordering, planning, or otherwise aiding and abetting, various crimes against the Bosnian Muslim population in central Bosnia. Blaškiæ appealed the judgement and on 29 June 2004 Appeals Chamber reversed several findings of the Trial Chamber, including his responsibility for crimes in Ahmiæi and Grbavica, and reduced the sentence to nine years.
He was released on 2 August 2004, after being granted early release by the Tribunal's President.
Full text of the Appeals Chamber decision on review can be found on the Tribunal's website at: http://www.un.org/icty/blaskic/appeal/decision-e/061123e.htm
BLASKIC (IT-95-14) Case Information Sheet
http://www.un.org/icty/glance/blaskic.htm
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DETENTION UNIT VIDEO LAUNCHED ON ICTY WEBSITE
The Tribunal is pleased to announce the launch Wednesday of a seven-minute video of the ICTY’s Detention Unit on its website. The video, with English commentary(other languages will be available in due course) shows scenes from the detention facility, including a detainee’s room, the detainees’ common area, the lawyers’ meeting room, medical facilities, weight room and gym, the library, spiritual room and the educational and occupational therapy facilities.
The video is an addition to the Detention Unit page on the ICTY website which has also recently added a photo gallery of the detention facility. These photographs are, like the video, available for download copyright-free.
Visitors to the ICTY website can view both the video and photographs by going to the following link:
http://www.un.org/icty/glance-e/index-du.htm .
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
http://www.un.org/icty
In its request, prosecution argued that the Appeals Chamber should, in light of six new facts discovered, review its judgement which overturned the Trial Chamber's finding that Blaškiæ was responsible for ordering the massacre in the village of Ahmiæi on 16 April 1993 and that he was responsible for crimes committed in the village of Grbavica, both in Central Bosnia.
The Appeals Chamber in Thursday's decision found that the prosecution's request for review did not contain 'new facts' in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and Evidence, but rather additional evidence in relation to facts considered earlier in the case. It concluded that a review of the appeals judgement was not warranted on that basis.
This effectively concludes the case against Blaškiæ, a former commander of the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) indicted on 10 November 1995. Blaškiæ was charged with, inter alia, persecutions, unlawful attacks against the civilian population, wilful killing, taking civilian hostages and using them as human shields and crimes committed against Bosnian Muslims in central Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1 May 1992 and 31 January 1994.
On 3 March 2000, Trial Chamber sentenced Blaškiæ to 45 years' imprisonment after finding him guilty of committing, ordering, planning, or otherwise aiding and abetting, various crimes against the Bosnian Muslim population in central Bosnia. Blaškiæ appealed the judgement and on 29 June 2004 Appeals Chamber reversed several findings of the Trial Chamber, including his responsibility for crimes in Ahmiæi and Grbavica, and reduced the sentence to nine years.
He was released on 2 August 2004, after being granted early release by the Tribunal's President.
Full text of the Appeals Chamber decision on review can be found on the Tribunal's website at: http://www.un.org/icty/blaskic/appeal/decision-e/061123e.htm
BLASKIC (IT-95-14) Case Information Sheet
http://www.un.org/icty/glance/blaskic.htm
Please also see:
DETENTION UNIT VIDEO LAUNCHED ON ICTY WEBSITE
The Tribunal is pleased to announce the launch Wednesday of a seven-minute video of the ICTY’s Detention Unit on its website. The video, with English commentary(other languages will be available in due course) shows scenes from the detention facility, including a detainee’s room, the detainees’ common area, the lawyers’ meeting room, medical facilities, weight room and gym, the library, spiritual room and the educational and occupational therapy facilities.
The video is an addition to the Detention Unit page on the ICTY website which has also recently added a photo gallery of the detention facility. These photographs are, like the video, available for download copyright-free.
Visitors to the ICTY website can view both the video and photographs by going to the following link:
http://www.un.org/icty/glance-e/index-du.htm .
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
http://www.un.org/icty