Starting with no more than rumours of a colossal atrocity, investigators and prosecutors recall how they put together a convincing case that the Bosniaks of Srebrenica were the victims of genocide.
After a trial that has lasted eight months, the Bosnian state court will hand down a verdict in the Jasmin Coloman trial on July 6. Coloman, a former member of the Reconnaissance Squad of the Seventh Muslim Brigade of the Bosnian Army, has been charged with killing and wounding civilians in Poculica, near Vitez.
After a six month trial, the Bosnian state court will hand down its verdict in the Srecko Boskovic trial on July 3. Boskovic has been charged with war crimes in the Zvornik area.
After a trial that has lasted nearly two years, the Bosnian state court will hand down a verdict in the Aleksandar Cvetkovic trial on July 2. Cvetkovic has been indicted for genocide in Srebrenica.
After a trial that has lasted nine months, the Bosnian state court will hand down a verdict in the case of Bosiljko and Ostoja Markovic on June 24. The defendants, both former members of the Bosnian Serb Army, have been charged with raping a 14 year old in Kotor Varos.
Over the past ten years, the Bosnian state court has ordered hundreds of suspects in war crimes cases into custody for a time period of approximately 290 years or 105,000 days during investigations and trials.
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina marks the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the special Department of War Crimes, the work of which represents a turning point in the fight against impunity for war crimes in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
On the tenth anniversary since the Bosnian state court started prosecuting war crimes cases, renowned lawyers and transitional justice experts gave their comments and judged how satisfied they are with the achievements.