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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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