Former special policeman Zeljko Ivanovic, who guarded a warehouse where Bosniaks were massacred, was given the maximum sentence of 20 years for assisting the Srebrenica genocide.
The Appellate Chamber of the State Court is due to pronounce a verdict against Zeljko Ivanovic, who is charged with having assisted in the commission of genocide in Srebrenica, on Thursday, June 19.
The Bosnian State Court has ordered the immediate release from prison of Zeljko Ivanovic, a former Bosnian Serb special police member, who was sentenced to 24 years in prison for assisting the Srebrenica genocide.
Former policeman Zeljko Ivanovics jail sentence was raised to 24 years by the Sarajevo appeals court, which ruled that he aided the Srebrenica genocide by assisting in the murders of 1,000 Bosniaks.
Presenting their closing statements at the retrial for genocide in Srebrenica, the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina proposes a long-term imprisonment for indictee Zeljko Ivanovic, while the Defence calls for a verdict of release.
Sud BiH osudio je Željka Ivanovića na 13 godina zatvora za zločin protiv čovječnosti počinjen u Srebrenici u julu 1995.
Sudsko vijeće je zaključilo da je Ivanović kriv što je učestvovao u zarobljavanju muškaraca bošnjačke nacionalnosti na lokalitetu Sandići (općina Bratunac), te njihovom sprovođenju i zatvaranju u skladište u Kravici 13.
Iznoseći završnu riječ, Tužilaštvo BiH je istaklo kako smatra da je tokom dokaznog postupka utvrdilo krivicu za Željka Ivanovića, koji je optužen za genocid u Srebrenici počinjen u julu 1995. godine.
At a status conference held as part of the trial of Zeljko Ivanovic, who is charged with genocide in Srebrenica, the Trial Chamber renders a decision to decline a Prosecution's proposal for the examination of Richard Butler, US military expert witness and former ICTY investigator.
At the status conference held at the trial of Zeljko Ivanovic, who is charged with genocide in Srebrenica, the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina explained that it still awaits permission from the United States of America (U.S.A.), for the testimony of Richard Butler.