The Supreme Court of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has been has been ask to repeal Ratko Lavrnic’s acquittal. Lavrnic, who was accused of war crimes in Kljuc, says he was on the battlefield when his alleged crimes were committed.
Ex-soldier Ratko Lavrnic was acquitted for a second time of killing three civilians in the Kljuc municipality in 1993 because of a lack of evidence against him.
Former Bosnian Serb Army soldier Ratko Lavrnic is on trial for killing three civilians and wounding another in the village of Reizovici near Kljuc in 1993.
As agreed at a status conference held before the Cantonal Court in Bihac, the retrial of Ratko Lavrnic, former member of the Republika Srpska Army, VRS, who is charged with crimes in Kljuc, is due to begin on April 25.
The Supreme Court of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, FBiH, quashes a verdict under which Ratko Lavrnic was acquitted of charges for crimes against civilians in Kljuc in 1993 and orders a retrial.
During an appeals hearing held before the Supreme Court of the federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina the quashing of a first instance verdict, under which Ratko Lavrnic was acquitted of charges for crimes against civilians in Kljuc in 1993, is requested.
Following the presentation of closing statements by the Bihac Cantonal Prosecution and Defence of Ratko Lavrnic presented their closing statements at the trial for crimes in Reizovici village, near Kljuc, it was decided that the verdict would be pronounced on October 23 this year.