Tuesday, 7 october 2025.
Bosnia Awards Iraqi War Crimes Convict €36,600
The Bosnian court awarded Abduladhim Maktouf, an Iraqi fighter convicted of war crimes during the 1992-95 conflict, 36,600 euros in compensation because he was in jail for two years longer...
Bosnia Cuts Iraqi Fighter’s Jail Sentence
Abduladhim Maktouf, an Iraqi who fought in a Bosnian Army ‘mujahideen’ unit during the conflict, had his sentence for illegally detaining Croat civilians reduced from five years to three.
Mitigating Circumstances Not Reviewed At Maktouf Retrial, Says Defense Lawyer
Abduladhim Maktouf’s defense attorney requested that the appellate chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina reduce Maktouf’s sentence from five years to one year in prison.
Maktouf Resentenced to Five Years
The Bosnian State court has sentenced former Iraqi volunteers Abduladhim Maktouf again to five years in prison for crimes in Travnik, after a retrial and application of the more lenient...
Verdict against Maktouf Due July 11
At a renewed trial against Abduladhim Maktouf for crimes in Travnik the Defence requests a minimal one-year sentence.
Iraqi Fighter Faces Bosnia War Crimes Retrial
Abduladhim Maktouf, an Iraqi who fought alongside the Bosnian Army during the 1992-95 conflict, will be retried after the original verdict sentencing him to five years in jail was annulled.
Iraqi Fighter Faces Bosnia War Crimes Retrial
Abduladhim Maktouf, an Iraqi who fought alongside the Bosnian Army during the 1992-95 conflict, will be retried after the original verdict sentencing him to five years in jail was annulled.
Release of Convicts not Ordered by Constitutional Court
The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina neither decided on whether war crimes trials should be renewed completely due to the wrong application of the law nor if convicts sentenced...
Bosnian War Criminals’ Release Sparks International Concern
The EU and international organisations in Bosnia expressed concerns after ten war crimes and genocide convicts were set free because they were tried under the wrong criminal code.
Bosnian Judiciary Urged to Ensure Fairness for All
Judicial institutions were urged to make changes to ensure fairness after a European human rights court ruling led to the overturning of verdicts against several convicted war criminals.