After Europes human rights court ruled that some defendants were tried under the wrong criminal code, Bosnias constitutional court accepted an appeal from a war crimes convict for his verdict to reconsidered.
After Europes human rights court ruled that some defendants were tried under the wrong criminal code, Bosnias constitutional court accepted an appeal from a war crimes convict for his verdict to reconsidered.
The European rights court ruled that Abduladhim Maktouf and Goran Damjanovic received higher sentences because a new Bosnian criminal code was used - a decision that could see dozens of verdicts overturned.
The appeals court threw out a plea bargain that would have seen a former Bosnian Serb fighter serve 10 to 13 years in jail for killing around 200 civilians at Koricanske Stijene in 1992.
The appeals court threw out a plea bargain that would have seen a former Bosnian Serb fighter serve 10 to 13 years in jail for killing around 200 civilians at Koricanske Stijene in 1992.
A memorandum of understanding has been signed with the aim of establishing a section for support to witnesses with the Cantonal Court and Prosecution in Travnik.
BIRN - Justice Report has completed seven years of operation despite the problem of anonymisation and the refusal by authorities to issue complete and intact audio and video materials from trials held before the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Testifying in his defence at the trial for crimes in Kotor Varos, Ranko Stojanovic says that he did not kill Ilija Antunovic in 1992, but a policeman, who was later killed, did it.
Two convicted war criminals have asked the European Court of Human Rights to confirm that the retroactive use of the Bosnian Criminal Code in their trials violated their human rights.
The State Court will announce on June 15 whether it will accept the plea bargain made with the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Saban and Elvir Djelilbasic, who were charged with crimes against Serb civilians in the municipality of Travnik.