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Judgement in the case The Prosecutor v. Mladen Naletilic et Vinko Martinovic

Press Release
CHAMBERS
(Exclusively for the use of the media. Not an official document)
 

The Hague, 31 March 2003
C.C./ P.I.S. /742e

Judgement in the case the prosecutor V. Mladen Naletilic and Vinko Martinovic

Today, Trial Chamber I Section A, consisting of Judge Liu Daqun (Presiding), Judge Maureen Harding Clark and Judge Fatoumata Diarra delivered its Judgement in the above case.

The Judges read out a detailed statement, introduced and concluded by the Presiding Judge, which is published in full on the Tribunal’s internet site at www.un.org/icty.

Found guilty on eight counts of crimes against humanity (persecutions on political, racial and religious grounds; torture), violations of the laws or customs of war (unlawful labour; wanton destruction not justified by military necessity; and plunder of public or private property) and breaches of the Geneva Conventions (torture; wilfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health; unlawful transfer of a civilian), Mladen Naletilic was sentenced to "a single sentence of 20 years of imprisonment".

Found guilty on nine counts of crimes against humanity (persecutions on political, racial and religious grounds; inhumane acts; murder), violations of the laws or customs of war (unlawful labour; plunder of public or private property) and grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions (inhuman treatment; wilfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health; wilful killing; unlawful transfer of a civilian), Vinko Martinovic was sentenced to "a single sentence of 18 years of imprisonment".
 

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The full text of the Judgement is available upon request at the Public Information Services and is also available on the Internet site of the Tribunal.

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