Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina Archives

Bosnia’s Constitutional Court rejected an appeal from former Bosnian Serb Army serviceman Dragan Marinkovic, who was sentenced to eight years in prison for his involvement in the killings of two Bosniak civilians in 1992. The Bosnian Constitutional Court has dismissed as unfounded Dragan Marinkovic’s appeal against his conviction for committing crimes against humanity in the village of Zutica in the Milici municipality of eastern Bosnia in 1992.

Bosnia’s Constitutional Court rejected an appeal from the former deputy commander of the Bosnian Army’s Zulfikar Squad, Nihad Bojadzic, who was sentenced to 15 years in jail for killings, rape and abusing Croat prisoners.

Bosnia’s Constitutional Court upheld an appeal from Serb ex-policeman Petar Civcic, who spent over 1,000 days in jail before being acquitted of wartime crimes, ruling he should be paid more than the 43,470 euros initially awarded.

Bosnia’s Constitutional Court will hear an appeal filed by the defence of former Croatian Defence Council fighter Indira Kameric, who was sentenced to four years in prison for crimes against civilian detainees.

Bosnia’s state-level Constitutional Court faces everyday pressure from political forces that don’t want to accept rulings that go against their ethnic base, its newly-appointed president Zlatko Knezevic told BIRN.

At the trial of former Croatian Defence Council fighter Almaz Nezirovic for alleged torture and inhumane treatment of detained Serb civilians, a witness said the defendant beat him several times.

The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina repealed a portion of the verdict in the Velibor Bogdanovic trial, specifically the section on the application of law. After this decision, the prosecution and the defense presented their appeals related to Bogdanovic’s sentencing at the appeals chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

On the second day of his testimony, defendant Selman Busnov said he didnt have any information on the Serb population being treated incorrectly by the Stupari police in Kladanj.

The state prosecution has requested that Milun Kornjaca, the former Bosnian Serb Army commander of the Plavi Orlovi Unit, be convicted of command responsibility for war crimes committed in Cajnice in 1992.

The Bosnian constitutional court has put a stop to the releases of war crimes convicts whose verdicts are quashed because the wrong criminal code was used at their trials.

Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian Serb Ex-Soldier’s Crimes Against Humanity Appeal Rejected

Bosniak Ex-Officer’s War Crimes Appeal Rejected

Bosnia Told to Pay Acquitted Serb Policeman Over €43,470

Female Bosnian Croat Ex-Fighter Appeals Conviction

Bosnian Constitutional Court ‘Under Pressure’, New Chief Says

Croatian Defence Council Fighter ‘Beat Prisoner Daily’

Verdict Partially Repealed in Velibor Bogdanovic Case

Busnov Testifies on Serb Civilians Detained in Stupari

Prosecution Requests Punishment for Command Responsibility in Kornjaca Retrial

Bosnia Blocks Controversial War Crimes Convict Releases

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