ICTY / KARADZIC

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) today convicted Radovan Karadžić, former President of Republika Srpska (RS) and Supreme Commander of its armed forces, of genocide, crimes against humanity and violations of the laws or customs of war committed by Serb forces during the armed conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), from 1992 until 1995. He was sentenced to 40 years’ imprisonment. ICTY

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:07
• Production Date: 24 March 2016
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA - ICTY
• Subject Topical: CRIMINAL JUSTICE; GENOCIDE
• Geographic Subject: BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
• MAMS Id: 1589919
• Parent Id: 1589919
• Alternate Title: unifeed160324b

Description

STORY: ICTY / KARADZIC
TRT: 02:07
SOURCE: ICTY
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NATS

DATELINE: 24 MARCH 2016, THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS

Shotlist

1. Wide shot, judges enter courtroom
2. Close up, Karadzic
3. Med shot, judges
4. Wide shot, dais
5. Med shot, lawyers
6. Wide shot, courtroom
7. Close up, Karadzic
8. SOUNDBITE (English) O-Gon Kwon, Presiding Judge:
“ For the reasons summarised during this hearing, the Chamber, having heard all of the evidence presented by the Prosecution and the Defence, finds you, Radovan Karadzic not guilty of count one: genocide. guilty of the following counts: count two: genocide; count three: persecution, a crime against humanity; count four: extermination, a crime against humanity; count five: murder, a crime against humanity; count six: murder, a violation of the laws or customs of war; count seven: deportation, a crime against humanity; count eigth: forcible transfer as other inhumane acts, a crime against humanity; count nine: terror, a violation of the laws or customs of war; count ten: unlawful attacks on civilians, a violation of the laws or customs of war; and count eleven: hostage-taking, a violation of the laws or customs of war. The Chamber hereby sentences you, Radovan Karadzic, to a single sentence of 40, four zero years of imprisonment.”
9. Close up, Karadzic

Storyline

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) today convicted Radovan Karadžić, former President of Republika Srpska (RS) and Supreme Commander of its armed forces, of genocide, crimes against humanity and violations of the laws or customs of war committed by Serb forces during the armed conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), from 1992 until 1995. He was sentenced to 40 years’ imprisonment.

Karadžić was convicted of genocide in the area of Srebrenica in 1995, of persecution, extermination, murder, deportation, inhumane acts (forcible transfer), terror, unlawful attacks on civilians and hostage-taking. He was acquitted of the charge of genocide in other municipalities in BiH in 1992.

The Chamber found that Karadžić committed these crimes through his participation in four joint criminal enterprises (JCE), which existed between October 1991 and November 1995, included a common plan to permanently remove Bosnian Muslims and Bosnian Croats from Bosnian Serb-claimed territory.

Following the take-over of Srebrenica by the Bosnian-Serbs Army in July 1995, ordered by Karadžić, approximately 30,000 Bosnian Muslim women, children, and elderly men were forcibly removed from the enclave to Bosnian Muslim-held territory.

The Chamber found that Karadžić had the intent to permanently and forcibly remove the Bosnian Muslim population from Srebrenica.
After the take-over, Bosnian Serb Forces detained the Bosnian Muslim men and boys in a number of locations in the area. Beginning on 13 July 1995 and over the following days, the detained men were taken to nearby sites where they were executed.

The Chamber concluded that Karadžić shared with Ratko Mladić and others the intent that every able-bodied Bosnian Muslim male from Srebrenica be killed, which amounts to the intent to destroy the Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica as such.

The Chamber concluded that Karadžić is guilty of genocide in Srebrenica, on the basis of his participation in, and contribution to, the JCE.
Parties have the right to appeal the judgement.

Karadžić is entitled to credit for time spent in detention thus far. He has been in custody since 21 July 2008.

The Trial Chamber was composed of Judge O-Gon Kwon, Presiding Judge, Judge Howard Morrison, Judge Melville Baird and Judge Flavia Lattanzi, Reserve Judge.
The trial commenced on 26 October 2009 and lasted a total of 498 days during which 11,500 exhibits were admitted. The Trial Chamber took the testimony of a total of 586 witnesses of which 337 witnesses were called by the Prosecution, 248 by the Defence and 1 by the Trial Chamber.

Since its establishment, the Tribunal has indicted 161 persons for serious violations of humanitarian law committed on the territory of the former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 2001. Proceedings against 149 have been concluded. Proceedings are currently ongoing for 12 accused.