Samardžić, Neđo fr

Country of proceedings: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Context of crimes: former-Yugoslavia (Foča)
Date: 2006
Keywords: Crimes against humanity (murder, enslavement, deportation, illegal detention, rape/sexual violence, persecution, other inhuman acts)

Case No. X-KRŽ-05/49

Court documents
09-02-2006 - Indictment
07-04-2006 - First instance verdict
29-09-2006 - Second instance decision on revocation of the first instance verdict
13-12-2006 - Second instance verdict

Presentation of the case
Neđo Samardžić was a member of the Army of the so-called Serb Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). He was found guilty by the Appellate Panel of the War Crimes section of the Court of BiH of persecution on national, ethnical, religious and gender grounds of the Bosniak civilian population of the Foča municipality and sentenced to 24 years’ imprisonment.

Neđo Samardžić was found guilty of having reduced Bosniak women into sexual slavery through the rape and other inhumane acts. The Foča cases before the Court of BiH and the ICTY established an important jurisprudence regarding the rape as a crime against humanity.

Additional Information
Case information sheet

Commentary
The Foča "Rape Camps": A dark page read through the ICTY's jurisprudence, by Matteo Fiori

Press releases
13.12.2006 - Final verdict handed down, sentencing Neđo Samardžić to 24 years long term imprisonment
12.12.2006 - Pronouncement of the final verdict in the case of Neđo Samardžić
24.10.2006 - Status conference before the Appellate Panel in the case of Neđo Samardžić
05.10.2006 - First instance verdict in the case of Neđo Samardžić revoked
26.09.2006 - Session of the Appeal Panel in Neđo Samardžić case scheduled for tomorrow
07.04.2006 - Neđo Samardžić found guilty and sentenced to 13 years and 4 months imprisonment
06.04.2006 - Pronouncement of judgment in the Neđo Samardžić case
30.03.2006 - Hearing in the Neđo Samardžić case opened for the public
20.02.2006 - Main trial in the Neđo Samardžić case postponed
11.01.2006 - Plea hearing in the Neđo Samardžić case