Former Croatian Defence Council fighter Damir Lipovac was jailed for seven years after admitting he inhumanely treated, robbed and killed Serb civilians in the Derventa area of northern Bosnia in 1992.
The Bosnian state court has accepted a plea agreement reached with former Bosnian Croat fighter Damir Lipovac, charged with war crimes committed in Derventa in 1992.
The Bosnian state court gave additional time before deciding on a guilt admission agreement concluded with defendant Damir Lipovac, as it considers the proposed six year prison sentence inadequate.
On February 1, the state court will announce its decision on the guilt admission agreement concluded with Damir Lipovac, charged with crimes in the Derventa area.
The Bosnian state court has postponed discussing a guilt admission agreement reached with Damir Lipovac, as consent by the injured parties in his case had not been obtained. The agreement refers to Derventa war crimes for which Lipovac plead guilty.
Damir Lipovac, a former member of the Croatian Defense Council (HVO), signed a document admitting his guilt for war crimes in the Derventa area in 1992.
The trial of Damir Lipovac will began at the Bosnian state court on Tuesday, December 22. Lipovac has been charged with war crimes in the Derventa area in 1992.
The state prosecution has requested custody measures for Damir Lipovac, charged with war crimes in the Derventa area, due to suspicions that he might flee the country. Lipovac was extradited to Bosnian prosecutorial bodies from the Netherlands.
The state prosecution has announced that Damir Lipovac, charged with war crimes in the Derventa area, has been extradited from the Netherlands to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The state prosecution has confirmed that Damir Lipovac, charged with war crimes in the Derventa area, will be extradited from the Netherlands to Bosnia and Herzegovina today.