Thursday, 2 october 2025.
Bosnia Cuts Jail Term for ‘Monster of Grbavica’
Veselin Vlahovic, who waged a campaign of murder, rape and robbery against Bosniaks and Croats in Sarajevo in 1992, had his prison sentence reduced from 45 to 42 years.
Tougher Sentence Urged for Sarajevo Wartime Brutality
The Bosnian prosecution asked for a longer jail term for Serb fighter Zoran Dragicevic, convicted of torturing, imprisoning, raping and stealing from people during the siege of Sarajevo.
Vlahovic Appeals 45-Year Jailing
Veselin Vlahovic, alias ‘Batko’, has appealed against his lengthy sentence for a campaign of murder, rape, torture and robbery against Bosniaks and Croats in Sarajevo in 1992.
Bosnia Keeps Fewer Indictees in Custody
Only 14 of about 100 people indicted for the gravest crimes are currently in the custody of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
War still a puzzle in Bosnia’s divided schools
With the all-important 1992-5 war glaringly absent from the textbooks in Bosnia’s schools, pupils and teachers have to fill in the knowledge gap on their own.
Possibility of repeating the procedure before the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Although the European Court of Human Rights had the ability to do so, it did not ordered to Bosnia and Herzegovina to repeat its proceedings in the case of Damjanovic...
Sarajevo’s ‘Monster of Grbavica’ Jailed for 45 Years
Paramilitary Veselin Vlahovic, alias ‘Batko’, was given Bosnia’s longest-ever war crimes sentence for a campaign of murder, rape and robbery against Bosniaks and Croats in Sarajevo in 1992.
Bosnian Serb Fighter ‘Assaulted Civilians and Extorted Money’
A witness at the trial of ex-fighter Zoran Dragicevic for war crimes in Sarajevo in 1992 testified that paramilitaries beat her husband so badly that his lungs filled with blood.
Vlahovic: Unproved Accusations
On the third day of presentation of its closing statement the Defence of Veselin ‘Batko’ Vlahovic, who is charged with crimes in Sarajevo, analyses the counts, which, in the opinion...
Vlahovic: A destructive and murderous character
The State Prosecution believes they have proven that Veselin Vlahovic known as “Batko” is guilty of all offences, as outlined in the indictment. They stated, furthermore, that even the highest...