Thursday, 18 september 2025.
Bosnia Confirms Acquittal of Wartime Brcko Leader
The state court upheld the acquittal of Djordje Ristanic, head of the Serb wartime leadership in Brcko in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, clearing him of involvement in persecuting Bosniaks and...
Bosnia Acquits Wartime Brcko Leader of Persecuting Non-Serbs
Djordje Ristanic, head of the Serb wartime leadership in Brcko in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, was cleared of participation in a joint criminal enterprise to persecute Bosniaks and Croats.
Brcko Wartime Leader ‘Freed Prisoner from Barracks’
A witness told the trial of Brcko’s wartime president, Djordje Ristanic, that the defendant came to free a prisoner from a military barracks in the town in 1992. Testifying at...
Brcko Prisoner ‘Saved From Death’ by Defendant
At the trial of Brcko’s top wartime official, a witness said that in May 1992, people were taken from the Luka detention camp in the town and killed, but the...
Ex-Policeman Recalls Konjevic Polje Warehouse Massacre
Testifying at the trial of five ex-policemen for the genocide of Bosniaks from Srebrenica, a prosecution witness said a Bosnian Serb soldier killed around ten men in a warehouse in...
Ex-Prisoner Recalls Detentions, Beatings in Brcko
A prosecution witness at the trial of Brcko’s wartime presidency chief Djordje Ristanic said prisoners were beaten and killed while he was detained in April 1992, and that he saw...
Policeman ‘Heard Beating’ at Brcko Army Barracks
An ex-policeman told the trial of Djordje Ristanic, former head of the wartime presidency of the Brcko municipality, that he heard two men from the town being beaten at a...
Brcko Serb Leader’s Trial Told How Conflict Erupted
The first witness at the trial of Djordje Ristanic, wartime leader of Brcko in northern Bosnia, testified that prospects for peace were ruined by a deadly blast destroying the town...
Djordje Ristanic Trial for Brcko Crimes Begins
The trial of Djordje Ristanic began with a reading of the indictment and the presentation of the state prosecution’s introductory statement. Ristanic has been charged with crimes against humanity in...
Indictment Against Djordje Ristanic Confirmed
The Bosnian state court confirmed an indictment against Djordje Ristanic for war crimes committed in the municipality of Brcko in 1992.