City: Foca Archives

Former Bosnian Serb Army soldier Zarko Vukovic was sentenced to seven years in prison for raping a woman several times in Foca in 1992. The state court in Sarajevo on Wednesday found ex-serviceman Zarko Vukovic guilty of raping a woman in Foca in eastern Bosnia.

The Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals launched an online multimedia exhibition giving insights into the suffering of children during the former Yugoslav wars and the Rwanda genocide.

Prosecutors in the former Yugoslavia must develop comprehensive policies for dealing with sexual and gender-based crimes to ensure justice for vicims, Hague Tribunal deputy prosecutor Michelle Jarvis told BIRN.

Former Bosnian Army serviceman Emir Drakovac was sentenced to 14 years in prison for participating in the murder and mutilation of a civilian and the torture of a Serb soldier in 1992. The state court in Sarajevo on Tuesday sentenced Emir Drakovac to a total of 14 years in prison for committing crimes including murder and torture in the village of Vratsalici in the Rogatica municipality and Zebina Suma in the Foca municipality in 1992.

The Bosnian prosecution filed an indictment against former Bosnian Serb soldier Zarko Vukovic, accusing him of raping a Bosniak woman several times during wartime in the Foca area.

Police arrested former Bosnian Serb Army serviceman Zarko Vulovic on suspicion that he committed crimes against humanity against Bosniak civilians in Foca in 1992. State Investigation and Protection Agency police officers arrested Vulovic on Wednesday under an order from the state prosecution, which suspects him of involvement in crimes against humanity against Bosniak civilians.

The defence lawyer for former Bosnian Serb soldier Krsto Dostic called for him to be acquitted of rape in the Foca area in 1992, while the court set the verdict for October 6. Presenting his closing statement on Monday, defence lawyer Milenko Vojo Radovic said the prosecution had not proved Dostic’s guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

In this month’s edition, which is dedicated to crimes committed in Prijedor, you can hear stories by four survivors of dreadful executions.

The former Republika Srpska Justice Minister informs the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina of his mailing address, to which summons for his appearance before the Appellate Chamber of the War Crimes Chamber will be delivered shortly.

Former Bosnian Serb Army soldier Krsto Dostic denied raping a pregnant woman in Foca in 1992 and said he was ready to take a lie-detector test.

City: Foca

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Bosnian Soldier Jailed for Murder, Torture, Mutilation

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Bosnian Serb Ex-Soldier Arrested for Foca Crimes

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Bosnian Serb Ex-Soldier Denies Foca Rape

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