Tuesday, 16 september 2025.
Bosnian War Crime Cases Halted as Ageing Defendants Die
Around 20 people indicted for 1990s wartime crimes in Bosnia have died over the past five years, causing the cases to be halted, while ten more cases are at a...
Bosnian Admits Going to Fight for ISIS in Syria
Ibro Cufurovic told the Bosnian state court that he was guilty of travelling to Syria to fight in the conflict there on the side of the so-called Islamic State.
Convictions Urged for Bosnian Serb Wartime Camp Guards
The Bosnian prosecution said that four defendants accused of committing crimes against humanity against Bosniak and Croat detainees at a former military barracks in Bileca in 1992 should be convicted.
Increased Penalty for Smajlovic for Srebrenica Crimes
The sentence handed down to former Bosnian Army soldier Suad Smajlovic, convicted of mutilating Serb civilians’ dead bodies in 1992, was increased to three years in jail.
Indictment Filed against Marko Kovac Accused of Foca Crimes
The State Prosecution has filed an indictment against Marko Kovac, resident of Kragujevac, Serbia, charging him with crimes against humanity in the Foca area.
Keskin’s Legal Team Deprived of Information
Nedim Ademovic, attorney of a Turkish citizen whose permanent residence in Bosnia and Herzegovina has been cancelled due to a threat to national security, said at a hearing held before...
Indictment Charging Seven Persons with Zvornik Crimes Filed
The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina has filed an indictment against seven former members of the Bosnian Serb Army, VRS, who are suspected of persecution and murder of at least...
Sentence against Elfeta Veseli for Murder of a Boy Increased
The Appeals Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has increased the sentence against Elfeta Veseli for the murder of a 12-year-old boy in the Zvornik area in 1992...
Bosnian Prosecutors Struggle to Tackle Backlog of War Cases
The transfer of less serious war crimes cases from Bosnia’s state-level prosecution to lower-level prosecutors was supposed to speed up the processing of major cases - but plans to make...