Bosnian Serb ex-soldier Milenko Krsmanovic was jailed for three years for inciting the killing of a lawyer in an attempt to stop him appearing as a witness in his war crimes trial.
Former Bosnian Serb soldier Milenko Krsmanovic was acquitted of beating up a Bosniak civilian in the village of Pediste in the Sokolac municipality in July 1992.
The District Court in Eastern Sarajevo on Tuesday acquitted Krsmanovic of war crimes against civilians.
The Bosnian prosecution filed an indictment against ex-soldier Milenko Krsmanovic, accusing him of planning the murder of a lawyer from Sarajevo to prevent him from testifying in court.
The Bosnian prosecution filed an indictment against ex-soldier Milenko Krsmanovic, accusing him of planning the murder of a lawyer from Sarajevo to prevent him from testifying in court.
Defense witnesses testifying at the trial of Milenko Krsmanovic said injured party Muhidin Kapo was apprehended in the Sokolac police station for his own safety. The witnesses said the police protected him from local residents. Krsmanovic has been charged with crimes in the Sokolac area.
Testifying before the district court of Eastern Sarajevo at the trial of Milenko Krsmanovic, a court medical expert said injured party Muhidin Kapo suffered injuries to his right ankle and right fist in July 1992.
Testifying at the Milenko Krsmanovic trial, a district prosecution witness said he and another policeman transported the injured party in the case from Sokolac to Rogatica.
Prosecution witnesses testifying at the Milenko Krsmanovic trial said injured party Muhidin Kapo and 20 other civilians fled the Rogatica area through Mount Romanija in July 1992. The civilians intended to reach Olovo.
The Supreme Court of Republika Srpska has repealed a verdict handed down by the District Court in Eastern Sarajevo, which acquitted Luka Majstorovic of charges of war crimes committed in the Kula Penal and Correctional Facility.