Tuesday, 16 september 2025.
Sickness Delays Justice in Bosnian War Crimes Trials
Trials in Bosnia of several major defendants are being postponed almost indefinitely because one or other defendant is ill – raising questions about why the cases are not being separated.
Bosnia Court Confirms Indictment for Crimes in Bihac
The state court has confirmed an indictment for war crimes against a former Bosnian Serb policeman, Dusan Cimesa, for leading an attack on Bihac in 1992 aimed at driving out...
Sarajevo to Pay €358,000 for War Crime Suspects’ Defence
The government of the Sarajevo Canton allocated 358,000 euros in its 2019 budget to provide legal assistance to ex-soldiers and police officers - almost all of them Bosniaks - who...
Bosnian Serb Ex-Policeman Convicted of Prijedor Persecution
Former Bosnian Serb reservist policeman Mico Jurisic was convicted of committing crimes against humanity against non-Serb civilians in the Prijedor area in 1992 and sentenced to 11 years in prison.
Bosnian Court Urged to Convict Serb Ex-Soldier of Sex Crimes
In closing statements at the trial of former Bosnian Serb Army soldier Nenad Perovic for sexual assault and aiding a rapist in the Rogatica area in 1992, the prosecution said...
Bosniak Commander’s Trial Told of Pupil’s Death in Shelling
The first prosecution witness at the trial of Ramiz Drekovic, former commander of the Bosnian Army’s Fourth Corps, recalled how a schoolgirl was killed and other pupils wounded in an...
Bosnian Ex-Fighter Convicted of Abusing, Robbing Serb Civilians
Former Croatian Defence Council fighter Alminko Islamovic was sentenced to one year and two months in prison for inhumanely treating and robbing Serb civilians in the Bosanski Brod area in...
Bosnian Ex-Fighters Seek Acquittal over Serb Boy’s Killing
Female ex-fighter Elfeta Veseli and former Bosnian Army unit commander Sakib Halilovic called on the Bosnian court to acquit them of involvement in the killing of a 12-year-old Serb boy...
Bosnian Camp Guard Jailed for Abusing Wartime Prisoner
The Bosnian court upheld the two-year jail sentence given to former Croatian Defence Forces member Tonco Rajic for mistreating a civilian prisoner at the Dretelj detention camp near Capljina in...
Bosnian Croat Commander Acquitted of Crimes Against Prisoners
Former Croatian Defence Council battalion commander Mile Puljic was acquitted on appeal of committing crimes against humanity by allowing the abuse of prisoners in the Mostar area in 1993 and...