The appellate chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has reduced Milorad Trbics sentence from 30 to 20 years in prison. Trbic was convicted for his participation in the Srebrenica genocide.
Almost five years after being convicted for the Srebrenica genocide, a former Bosnian Serb army member whose verdict was quashed because of the wrong application of law at his trial, has told the Bosnian court he was innocent.
Human rights experts of the United Nations, UN, express fear the release of Milorad Trbic, whose verdict for genocide was quashed, might lead to the 're-victimization of victims'.
The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has quashed a verdict under which Milorad Trbic was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the genocide in Srebrenica.
Until today seven members of the Zvornik Brigade of the Army of Republika Srpska, VRS, were found guilty and sentenced to a total of 139 years in prison for killing more than 2,500 men and boys from the area of Srebrenica in July 1995.
Hague verdicts hold High Command under Ratko Mladic most responsible for the carnage in Srebrenica, along with active participation of Bosian Serb armys Drina Corps.