In the four grounds, the prosecution appeals against Karadzic’s acquittal on first count in the indictment, charging him with genocide in 1992 in the Bratunac, Foca, Kljuc, Prijedor, Sanski Most, Vlasenica and Zvornik municipalities.

In the first ground, the prosecution argues that the Trial Chamber erred in law and in fact when it failed to establish that extermination, murder and persecution on political, religious and racial grounds were part of the joint criminal enterprise aimed at the permanent elimination of Muslims and Croats from the territories of the seven municipalities. Karadzic did share the intent, the prosecution alleges.

The second ground of appeal pertains to the Trial Chamber’s finding that the substantive element of genocide in those municipalities was not proved. The prosecution argues that the trial judges erred when they found that the conditions in prison facilities were not designed to lead to the physical annihilation of parts of specific religious and ethnic groups.

The third ground of appeal refers to the Trial Chamber’s conclusion that Karadzic and other participants in the joint criminal enterprise did not act with the specific intent to commit genocide against specific ethnic and religious groups.

In its fourth ground of appeal, the prosecution presents reasons against the 40-year prison sentence, arguing that it is clearly inadequate.

Consequently, the prosecution calls on the Appeals Chamber to correct those errors of fact and law in the trial judgment, to convict Karadzic of genocide in the seven BH municipalities and to sentence him to life.