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24–27 May 1999 · 1999

The ICTY indictment of Milošević and four officials

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.
Evidence status: Documented. Supported by contemporaneous documents, institutional reports or independent studies that corroborate one another.The 1998–1999 warJustice
White court building with a pond in front, under a cloudy sky.
Front of the building of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague, photographed in 2013.Photo: UN International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia · 2013-01-11 · CC BY 2.0

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].

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Louise Arbour during a session at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, 26 January 2011; at the time she was President of the International Crisis Group.Photo: World Economic Forum · 2011-01-26 · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sources

  1. [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. [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. [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.

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