15. December 2015.
The State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) arrested Dragan Petkovic, known as Kupres, on suspicion of having committed war crimes against civilians in Sarajevo in 1992.
City: Sarajevo
14. December 2015.
A defense witness testifying at the Mario Frimel trial said the defendant was wounded in June 1992 and wasn’t present when he allegedly arrested civilians in Sarajevo.
14. December 2015.
The appeals chamber of the Bosnian state court has reduced Zaim Lalicic’s sentence to six years in prison.
10. December 2015.
Testifying in defense of Ratko Mladic, a former UNPROFOR officer from Ukraine said a mortar shell explosion in Sarajevo’s Markale Market in February 1994 wasn’t fired from Bosnian Serb positions. The attack killed and wounded dozens of civilians.
10. December 2015.
Sarajevo cantonal prosecution witnesses testified at the Dusko Dabetic trial in a hearing closed to the public.
8. December 2015.
Former prisoners seeking compensation for their mental suffering in detention camps are being forced to pay thousands of euros to file claims or losing their assets when their claims are ruled invalid.
8. December 2015.
A cantonal prosecution witness testifying at the trial of Veljko Papic said she worked for Bosnian Serb Army command point in Grbavica and was treated correctly by the defendant.
7. December 2015.
Milorad Dodik, the president of Republika Srpska, told Ratko Mladic’s war crimes trial that the Bosnian Serbs did not have an official wartime policy of ethnically cleansing Bosniaks and Croats.
4. December 2015.
Due to technical procedures, the European Union has yet to transfer 2.9 million euros needed to cover the payment of judicial staff dealing with war crimes cases in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The funds will be used to pay 142 individuals dealing with war crimes at judicial institutions and will also be used for other needs related to the processing of war crimes.
2. December 2015.
The trial of Ibrahim Ceco was postponed due to the absence of his defense attorney at today’s hearing. Ceco has been charged with war crimes against Serb civilians in Sarajevo.
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