22. March 2016.
The Bosnian state prosecution filed an indictment charging former Bosnian Serb soldier Dragisa Tesic with torturing, beating and abusing Bosniak detainees in the Vlasenica area.
City: Vlasenica
9. February 2016.
Three witness expected to testify for the district prosecution of Eastern Sarajevo at the trial of Zarije Ostojic failed to appear in court again. Ostojic has been charged with crimes in Vlasenica.
11. January 2016.
Three district prosecution witnesses failed to appear at today’s hearing of the Zarije Ostojic trial at the district court of Eastern Sarajevo. Ostojic has been charged with war crimes in Vlasenica.
23. December 2015.
The sexual abuse of boys and girls was widespread during the Bosnian war. Although associations of war victims have registered approximately 1000 instances of wartime child rape, experts estimate that the number is much higher.
14. December 2015.
A witness and former prisoner at the Susica detention camp testified at the Zarije Ostojic trial and said the defendant assaulted him twice during his detention.
23. November 2015.
The trial of Zarija Ostojic began again with a reading of the indictment and the presentation of introductory statements by the district prosecution of Eastern Sarajevo. The trial proceedings were restarted because Ostojic’s defense attorney had been replaced.
7. October 2015.
The defense of Zarije Ostojic proposed the re-examination of a witness at a status conference held before the district court of Eastern Sarajevo.
9. September 2015.
A new ex-officio defense attorney has been appointed to Zarije Ostojic.
18. August 2015.
Prosecutors at the Ratko Mladic trial argued that the Bosnian Army could intercept communications conducted by the Main Headquarters of the Bosnian Serb Army. By the end of his testimony, former Bosnian Serb Army colonel Mile Dosenovic didnt refute this claim.
17. June 2015.
At todays hearing of the Zarije Ostojic trial, the defense requested the exemption of the trial chamber chair based on a suspicion of bias in favour of the prosecution.
Sva prava zadržana BIRN BiH.