Monday, 6 october 2025.
Conviction Challenged in ‘Sarajevo Romeo and Juliet’ Case
Bosnian Serb Army ex-officer Veljko Papic appealed against his conviction for forcing civilians to do hard labour on the front lines in the Bosnian capital and making some of them...
Bosnian Serb Army Officer’s Forced Labour Conviction Quashed
Wartime Bosnian Serb Army officer Veljko Papic’s conviction for forcing civilians to do hard labour on the front lines in besieged Sarajevo in 1993-94 was overturned and a retrial ordered.
Bosnian Serb Officer Convicted of Abusing Civilians in Besieged Sarajevo
Veljko Papic, a former officer of the Bosnian Serb Army’s Sarajevo-Romanija Corps, was jailed for two years for crimes against civilians who were forced to do hard labour on the...
Witness Describes Digging Trenches for Bosnian Serb Army in Sarajevo
A cantonal prosecution witness testifying at the Veljko Papic trial he dug trenches for the Bosnian Serb Army when he was a member of a work squad during the war.
Witness Describes Murder, Abuse and Forced Labour of Kovacici Civilians at Papic Trial
A cantonal prosecution witness testifying at the Veljko Papic trial described how Bosnian Serb forces killed her neighbours in Kovacici.
Witness Says She Never Saw Papic Abuse Sarajevo Civilians
A cantonal prosecution witness testifying at the trial of Veljko Papic said she worked for Bosnian Serb Army command point in Grbavica and was treated correctly by the defendant.
Witnesses at Papic Trial Describe Forced Labour of Civilians in Grbavica
Cantonal prosecution witnesses testifying at the Veljko Papic trial said the defendant threatened civilians and forced them to join work squads. Papic has been charged with war crimes in the...
Witness Says Veljko Papic Commanded Work Squad in Sarajevo
A cantonal prosecution witness testifying at the Veljko Papic trial said he was a member of a work squad commanded by the defendant.
Papic Trial Postponed
The Veljko Papic trial has been postponed at the cantonal court of Sarajevo due to the defense attorney's commitments at another court.
Papic Trial Postponed Due to Death in Family
The Veljko Papic trial has been postponed due to the death of Papic’s father.