| Publisher | International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia |
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| Series Title | Press Release |
| Series Details | 29.11.17 |
| Publication Date | 29/11/2017 |
| Content Type | News |
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Further information: The Appeals Chamber confirmed that the six accused, together with then-senior leaders of the Republic of Croatia, were key participants in a joint criminal enterprise to ethnically cleanse Bosnian Muslims through the commission of crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions and other war crimes. They shared a common purpose to seize control over claimed territory in Bosnia and Herzegovina by forcibly displacing tens of thousands of Bosnian Muslims to facilitate a unification of Croatian people in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. In accordance with standard procedures, at the request of the ICTY, the Dutch Authorities initiated an independent investigation on the passing of Slobodan Praljak. This was the final ruling given by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia after 24 years in operation. The Appeals Chamber’s Judgment in the case Prosecutor v. Jadranko Prlić et al. was publicly announced on 29 November 2017, confirming the convictions in the most important respects entered at trial against Jadranko Prlić, Bruno Stojić, Slobodan Praljak, Milivoj Petković, Valentin Ćorić and Berislav Pušić. During the public pronouncement of the judgement, and immediately after the confirmation of Mr Praljak's sentence of 20 years of imprisonment, he drank a liquid and quickly fell ill. Mr Praljak was assisted by the ICTY medical staff and sent to hospital, where he passed. |
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| Countries / Regions | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Southeastern Europe |
