Wartime Bosnian Serb Army battalion commander Ratko Djurkovic said he was innocent of involvement in the persecution of Bosniaks in the Ugljevik area in 1992.
The state court confirmed the indictment of wartime Bosnian Serb Army officers Radomir Nedic and Ratko Djurkovic for crimes against humanity after the prosecution brought new evidence to support charges claiming they persecuted Bosniak civilians.
The state court refused to confirm an indictment charging former brigade commander Radomir Nedic and former battalion commander Ratko Djurkovic with crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Ugljevik municipality in 1992.
Former brigade commander Radomir Nedic and former battalion commander Ratko Djurkovic were charged with crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Ugljevik municipality in 1992.
Ratko Djurkovic, former commander of the First Battalion of the Bosnian Serb Army’s First Majevica Brigade, is suspected of failing to prevent troops murdering Bosniak civilians and captives in the Ugljevik area in 1992.
Testifying at the trial of nine defendants charged with war crimes in the Zvornik area, a state prosecution witness said all the inhabitants of the village of Lokanj knew about the murder of Bosniaks from Teocak. The victims were civilians captured during combat.
Bosnias state prosecution has requested that nine former Bosnian Serb fighters facing trial for the massacre of civilians remain in custody. Their defense team objected, requesting that the court end the custody period and establish prohibitive measures instead.
The Supreme Court of Republika Srpske has confirmed a verdict of the District Court in Bijeljina under which Velimir Popovic was sentenced to five years in prison for crimes in Ugljevik.
Testifying before the District Court in Bijeljina at the trial for crimes committed in detention camps in Ugljevik, a court expert in medical issues says that Stjepan Mrkic cannot be invited to testify, because he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD.