Željko Lelek

Željko Lelek, born on 9 February 1962 in Goražde, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Accused has been in custody since 5 May 2006. The indictment was confirmed on 20 November 2006. On 23 May 2008 The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) handed down first-instance verdict in the Željko Lelek case finding the Accused Željko Lelek guilty of criminal offense of Crimes against Humanity and sentenced him to 13 years of imprisonment. [Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina [http://www.sudbih.gov.ba/?opcija=predmeti&id=38&jezik=e] ]

Željko Lelek is charged with the criminal offence of Crimes against humanity pursuant to Article 172.(1)(h) of the Criminal Code of BiH (CC BiH), in conjunction with the following items:

* Depriving another person of his life (murder)

* Forcible transfer of population

* Imprisonment

* Torture

* Coercing another by force or by threat of immediate attack upon his life or limb, to sexual intercourse or an equivalent sexual act (rape)

* Enforced disappearance of persons

* Other inhumane acts of a similar character intentionally causing great suffering or serious injury to body or to physical or mental health,

all in conjunction with articles 29 (accomplices) and 180 (1) (individual criminal responsibility) of the CC BiH. [Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina [http://www.sudbih.gov.ba/?opcija=predmeti&id=38&jezik=e] ]

Course of the proceedings:

The indictment was confirmed on 20 November 2006. On 5 December 2006 the Accused pleaded not guilty to all counts of the indictment. The trial started on 2 March 2007. On 23 May 2008 The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) handed down first-instance verdict in the Željko Lelek case finding the Accused Željko Lelek guilty of criminal offense of Crimes against Humanity and sentenced him to 13 years of imprisonment. [Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina [http://www.sudbih.gov.ba/?opcija=predmeti&id=38&jezik=e] ]

References

Also see

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*Višegrad
*Višegrad massacre
*Milan Lukić
*Nenad Tanasković
*Momir Savić
*Boban Šimšić