Friday, 7 February 2025.
Sedmični pregled našeg najboljeg materijala
_
Newsletter
Prijavom potvrđujete da imate više od 16 godina i slažete se da povremeno primate promotivne ponude za programe koji podržavaju novinarstvo Detektor.ba. Možete se odjaviti ili prilagoditi svoje postavke u bilo kojem trenutku.

This post is also available in: Bosnian

The Bosnian state court on Friday ruled that Vlaco was involved in a series of abuses of Bosniak and Croat civilian prisoners who were held at detention camps in the Sarajevo municipalities of Vogosca, Ilijas and Centre from May to October 1992.

It ruled that he took part in a wide-ranging and systematic attack by Bosnian Serb forces which involved the persecution of non-Serb civilians who were illegally detained in the Planjina Kuca, Nakina Garaza and Bunker camps.

Vlaco was found guilty of creating the Bunker camp, in which civilians were held in inhumane conditions, forced to sleep on concrete and use a bucket as a toilet. One woman was held with the men in the Bunker, the judges found.

Presiding judge Minka Kreho said that prisoners were forced to do hard labour and used as human shields, and many of them did not survive.

Kreho said that Vlaco that personally abused one prisoner at the Kon-tiki detention camp, and allowed guards to abuse three others. He also forced two prisoners to have sex with each other, which permanently damaged their mental health.

Vlaco was further found guilty of abusing prisoners at the Planjina Kuca and Nakina Garaza camps.

The judges said they did not find any mitigating circumstances.

Vlaco was however acquitted of four counts of the indictment, which relate to forcing prisoners to remove a bomb from one prison camp and throwing tear gas into the Bunker.

Judge Kreho also said that the Bosnian prosecution did not prove that Vlaco was a member of any joint criminal enterprise.

The verdict can be appealed.

Povezane vijesti
Saznajte više
Bosnian Croat Ex-Fighters Charged with Wartime Prisoner Abuses
The Bosnian state prosecution charged seven former Croatian Defence Council military policemen and civilian police officers with unlawfully detaining and assaulting dozens of Bosniaks in the Zepce area in 1993 and 1994.
Bosnia Indicts Five Serb Ex-Military Policemen for Genocide
Five former military policemen from the Bosnian Serb Army’s Zvornik and Bratunac Brigade were charged with genocide over the executions of hundreds of Bosniaks in Zvornik municipality in July 1995.
Ukraine Does Not Get to Penalize All Crimes against Children
Broad Community Engagement is Key to Internet Governance in BiH