7. May 2018.
The April edition of BIRN BiH’s TV Justice show looks at the new proposal for the Bosnian war crimes strategy, as well as the expectations and grievances of victims, lawyers and officials from the judicial system.
Džana Brkanić
28. March 2018.
Former Bosnian Serb Army serviceman Sasa Curcic was arrested on suspicion of raping and sexually abusing a Bosniak victim in the south-eastern town of Foca during wartime in 1992
Bosnia’s State Investigation and Protection Agency on Wednesday arrested Sasa Curcic, who is suspected of committing a crime against humanity in the Foca area in the summer of 1992.
The state prosecution suspects that Curcic, in his capacity as a Bosnian Serb Army soldier, raped and sexually abused his Bosniak victim using threats and force.
8. February 2018.
Dino Pecenkovic’s father and brother fought and died in Syria, but he rejected extremism - although his family’s radical connections led to accusations that he helped an Islamic militant who attacked the US embassy in Sarajevo.
5. February 2018.
Former Croatian Defence Council military policeman Zdenko Andabak was acquitted on appeal of committing war crimes during an attack on the village of Grborezi in the Livno municipality in 1993.
The appeals chamber of the Bosnian state court on Monday upheld the first-instance verdict clearing Zdenko Andabak of war crimes against the civilian population in the village of Grborezi, near Livno, in July 1993.
21. December 2017.
Former guard Brane Planojevic was acquitted of assisting in the killings, rape and torture of civilians and prisoners of war at a detention camp in Rogatica in 1993 and 1994.
The state court in Sarajevo on Friday found Brane Planojevic not guilty of taking part in war crimes against civilians and prisoners of war at the Rasadnik detention camp in Rogatica in 1993 and 1994.
12. December 2017.
Former Bosnian Serb Army serviceman Milan Todovic was charged with raping, beating and sexually abusing a Bosniak woman who he held captive in Foca in 1992.
The Bosnian state prosecution on Tuesday charged Milan Todovic with crimes against humanity for his sexual and physical assaults on his Bosniak victim.
11. December 2017.
Despite some shortcomings, the Hague Tribunal, which closes this month, has identified and prosecuted those responsible for grave crimes and brought some justice to people who suffered, said members of Bosnia’s Association of Victims.
1. December 2017.
As Dutch prosecutors confirmed that Bosnian Croat military chief Slobodan Praljak took poison before he died, the Hague Tribunal launched an independent review to establish what went wrong at the UN court.
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