The Prosecutor v. Galić was a case before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands, concerning about crimes against humanity committed during the Siege of Sarajevo by Stanislav Galić during the Bosnian War.
[1] He was also found guilty of acts of violence, the primary purpose of which was to spread terror among the civilian population.
[1] However, due to an appeal by the prosecution and Galić, his sentence was increased from 20 years to life imprisonment.
[2] The Appeals Chamber rendered its judgement on 30 November 2006, sentencing Galić to life imprisonment.
[2][6] However, The Appeals Chamber dismissed all 19 grounds of appeals by Galić, including those which claimed that the Trial Chamber wrongly convicted him of the “acts or threats of violence the primary purpose of which was to spread terror among the civilian population” of Sarajevo.