Monday, 6 october 2025.
Custody Demand for Freed Bosnia Genocide Convict
The prosecution demanded custody for Petar Mitrovic, who was freed after the verdict which jailed him for 28 years for genocide in Srebrenica was annulled and a retrial ordered.
Bosnian War Criminals’ Release Sparks International Concern
The EU and international organisations in Bosnia expressed concerns after ten war crimes and genocide convicts were set free because they were tried under the wrong criminal code.
Custody for Ten Former Convicts Requested
The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina files custody order motions for ten former war-crimes and genocide convicts, who were released by the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina and allowed to...
Modality and Scope of New Trials under Question
Defence attorneys, representing the now-free convicts who were initially sentenced for having assisted in genocide in Srebrenica, still do not know whether they will propose new pieces of evidence at...
Resignation of State Constitutional Court Judges Requested
The release to liberty of ten war crimes and genocide convicts has brought war-crimes victims into a situation whereby they have become victims of the system nearly 20 years after...
Individual Decisions on Renewal of Proceedings
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina announces that it will make a separate decision for each individual case as to whether to renew second instance trials against the ten genocide...
Bosnia Releases Ten War Crimes Convicts
The Bosnian state court has ordered the immediate release of ten genocide and war crimes convicts because the wrong criminal code was used at their trials.
Days Spent in Custody Replaced with More Than 380,000 Convertible Marks
The state must pay more than 380,000 Marks (190,000 Euros) to former war crimes indictees as compensation for the time they spent in custody before being acquitted by the Court...
More than three hundred years of imprisonment
In its sixth year of operation, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina Chamber for War Crimes sentenced 15 persons to a total of 156 years in prison, and acquitted seven,...
Stupar: Retrial to Begin in March
At a status conference the Appellate Chamber announced that statements given by 26 witnesses who testified about Stupar at the first instance trial will be heard during the retrial.