- Date of the event
- Place
- Unknown
- Evidence status
- Evidence status: Documented. Supported by contemporaneous documents, institutional reports or independent studies that corroborate one another.
On 24 May 1999 ICTY Judge David Hunt confirmed an indictment against Slobodan Milošević, Milan Milutinović, Nikola Šainović, Dragoljub Ojdanić and Vlajko Stojiljković for crimes against humanity and violations of the laws of war in Kosovo; it was made public on 27 May.
According to the ICTY announcement, by the date of the indictment about 740,000 Kosovo Albanians had been expelled, and the accused were charged with the murder of over 340 people identified by name. An indictment is a prosecution allegation, not a judicial finding [1] [2].
Historical context
1999
From the Reçak massacre to the entry of KFOR: six months that saw failed negotiations, NATO's intervention, the mass expulsion of Albanians and crimes documented by international courts.
Read the chapter “1999: Reçak, expulsions and the end of the war”Sources
- [1]Tribunali Penal Ndërkombëtar për ish-Jugosllavinë (ICTY). President Milosevic and Four Other Senior FRY Officials Indicted for Murder, Persecution and Deportation in Kosovo (JL/PIU/403-E). 1999-05-27. https://www.icty.org/sid/7765. Accessed 2026-09-16.
- [2]Tribunali Penal Ndërkombëtar për ish-Jugosllavinë (ICTY). Prosecutor v. Slobodan Milošević et al., Second Amended Indictment. 2001-10-29. IT-99-37 / IT-02-54. https://www.icty.org/x/cases/slobodan_milosevic/ind/en/mil-2ai011029e.htm. Accessed 2026-09-16.
- [3]Tribunali Penal Ndërkombëtar për ish-Jugosllavinë (ICTY), faqja arkivore e mbajtur nga IRMCT. Prosecutor v. Slobodan Milošević (IT-02-54) — faqja e çështjes. IT-02-54. https://www.icty.org/en/case/slobodan_milosevic. Accessed 2026-09-16.