Indictment for Srebrenica War Crimes Filed Against Former Police Commander Milan Bogdanovic

Bogdanovic, the former commander of the Sixth Company of the Special Police Unit from Zvornik and the former commander of the Skelani police station, has been accused of participating in the persecution of the Bosniak population in Srebrenica, as well as acts of murder, forcible resettlement, detention and enforced disappearances from July 10, 1995 until October 1995.

The prosecution alleges Bogdanovic commanded and supervised criminal acts perpetrated by the Sixth Company, including the capture of Bosniak men. According to the state prosecution, the company kept detained captives in a warehouse in Konjevic Polje, where they were deprived of food and water.

Under Bogdanovic’s command, the company also allegedly allowed Bosnian Serb military and police forces to abuse and kill detainees. During their detention, at least 50 male captives were killed in Konjevic Polje, while 16 others were taken to Kuslat and were executed. One captive survived the Kuslat execution.

The indictment also charges Bogdanovic with receiving two civilians from police forces in Bajina Basta in Serbia in July 1995. The civilians went missing shortly afterwards, and their remains were found and identified in the Glogova mass grave.

Bogdanovic also allegedly ordered police officers based at the Skelani police station to arrest five civilians in the village of Rulovci. According to the indictment, the civilians were held in poor conditions in the police station’s basement for approximately three months. During that time the civilians were taken to other locations in to perform forced labour. They went missing afterwards.

The indictment has been filed with the state court for confirmation.