Due to the ongoing appeals Aleksovski was released from 7 May 1999 until 9 February 2000[1] when the ICTY ordered his re-arrest.[2] The ICTY's Appeals Chamber came to a conclusion on 24 March 2000.[4] The defence's appeal regarding the conviction was eventually denied, while the prosecution's appeal regarding the judgement and the sentence was allowed.[4] The Appeals Chamber stated that Aleksovski was "the commander of the prison and as such the authority who could have prevented crimes in the prison and certainly should not have involved himself in them. An appropriate sentence should reflect these factors".[6] Aleksovski's sentence was consequently increased to seven years imprisonment.[4]