After the first instance verdict against Ilija Jurisic was abolished by a Belgrade appeals court, the Jurisic's Defence is awaiting the next step by the Serbian war crimes prosecutor with much trepidation.
At the trial of Izet Smajic before the Cantonal Court in Tuzla, material evidence was presented that questioned the statement of one of the prosecution witnesses.
The Appellate Court in Belgrade has overturned the first-instance verdict against former Bosnian security officer Ilija Jurisic and ordered a retrial in a controversial case that has strained relations between Sarajevo and Belgrade.
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has confirmed the first instance verdict by which Novak Djukic was sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment for the shelling of Tuzla in May 1995.
The Appellate Chamber of the State Court rejected the appeals filed by the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Novak Djukic’s Defence, saying they were groundless, and confirmed the first instance verdict in its entirety.
The Court in Belgrade has not established Ilija Jurisic's criminal responsibility beyond reasonable doubt and the reasons for the conviction, according to the Humanitarian Law Fund, are "unconvincing".
An indictee charged with a war crime committed against a wounded Yugoslav National Army, JNA, member in Tuzla appears before the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina and pleads not guilty.
The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina and representatives of injured parties address the Court calling for a long prison sentence for Novak Djukic.