Case: Popovic Jovan and Goran Archives

Jovan Popovic was cleared of making unlawful arrests and seizing civilians from the village of Rodica Brdo in the Visegrad area with a group of Serb fighters in 1992. The state court in Sarajevo acquitted Popovic on Wednesday of crimes against humanity, ruling that the prosecution had not managed to prove he was guilty or even if he was a member of the Bosnian Serb Army or any paramilitary group at the time.

Testifying in defense of her husband, Jovan Popovic, Slavojka Popovic said she never heard that her husband harmed their Bosniak neighbours in Visegrad.

After having given up on the examination of an additional witness, the Bosnian state prosecution completed its presentation of evidence at the trial of Jovan Popovic, charged with crimes in Visegrad.

The state prosecution has asked the court to repeal a verdict acquitting Goran Popovic of crimes against humanity in the Visegrad area.

Testifying at the trial of Jovan Popovic, charged with war crimes in Visegrad, a state prosecution witness said the defendant participated in the abduction of his father and two Bosniak neighbours.

The presentation of evidence at the Jovan Popovic trial ended with testimony by witness Vesna Petrovic. Testifying for the defense, Vesna Petrovic said the defendant didn’t cause any trouble for his Bosniak neighbours and had good relationships with them.

The first defense witness testified at the trial of Jovan Popovic, who’s been charged with crimes in the Visegrad area in 1992. The witness said Popovic guarded a furniture factory in Visegrad in 1992, and as such couldn’t have been a member of any paramilitary formations.

The state prosecution completed its presentation of evidence at the trial of Jovan Popovic, charged with war crimes in Visegrad. At today’s hearing, the state prosecution presented material evidence and read statements given by two deceased witnesses.

A protected state prosecution witness testifying at the Jovan Popovic trial said she heard that the defendant was present when her younger brother was abducted from Rodica Brdo in 1992.

A protected state prosecution witness testifying at the Jovan Popovic trial said he and the defendant lived in the same neighbourhood in Visegrad. He said he didn’t see Popovic in their neighbourhood at the beginning of the war.

Case: Popovic Jovan and Goran

Bosnian Serb Acquitted of Crimes against Humanity

Popovic Family Protected Visegrad Bosniaks, Witnesses Say

State Prosecution Completes Presentation of Evidence at Jovan Popovic Trial

State Prosecution Calls for Repeal of Popovic Acquittal

Witness Says Jovan Popovic Abducted his Father

Jovan Popovic Protected his Bosniak Neighbours, Defense Witness Says

Witness Says Popovic Guarded a Factory, Couldn’t Have Been Paramilitary Fighter

Presentation of State Prosecution Evidence Completed at Jovan Popovic Trial

Witness Describes Brother’s Abduction at Jovan Popovic Trial

Witness Describes Fleeing Wartime Visegrad at Jovan Popovic Trial

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