28. January 2016.
Following the repeal of the second instance verdict which sentenced Mladen Milic to eight years in prison for crimes in Kotor-Varos, the state prosecution and defence asked for a more lenient criminal code to be used.
City: Kotor Varos
14. January 2016.
The defense teams of three former Territorial Defense soldiers charged with war crimes in Kotor Varos have called upon the state court’s appeal chamber to hand down verdicts of release. The defense states their clients didn’t participate in an attack on civilians in the village of Serdari in 1992. The verdict is scheduled for February 4.
30. December 2015.
The Bosnian state court has confirmed an indictment against six former Bosnian Serb military officials, charging them with crimes committed against Bosniak and Croat civilians in the municipality of Kotor-Varos.
28. December 2015.
The trial for crimes committed in Kotor-Varos will re-start before the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina in late February after several postponements due to illness of defendant Dragoslav Bojic.
24. December 2015.
Presenting its closing statement at the retrial of former Territorial Defense members Fikret Planincic, Sead Menzil and Mirsad Vatrac, the prosecution called for a guilty verdict. The prosecution insisted the trial chamber consider the death of civilians and girls while deliberating the sentence.
1. December 2015.
The state prosecution has filed an indictment against six former members of the Bosnian Serb Army suspected of crimes against humanity committed against Bosniak and Croat civilians in the vicinity of Kotor-Varos.
23. November 2015.
After several months of delay caused by defendant Dragoslav Bojic’s poor health, the trial of six former Bosnian Serb fighters has been postponed again to accommodate a new expert examination of Bojic’s health.
18. November 2015.
Six former Bosnian Serb soldiers were arrested for persecuting about 5,000 Bosniaks and Croats in Kotor-Varos, including involvement in torturing and killing at least 300 of them.
28. October 2015.
The state prosecution raised an indictment against Ranko and Radomir Sevarika for war crimes against prisoners of war in Kotor Varos.
21. September 2015.
A status conference held at the Bosnian state court confirmed that the further course of a Kotor-Varos war crimes case will be decided after the medical examination of Dragoslav Bojic has been completed.
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