Thursday, 18 september 2025.
Bosnian Detention Camp Guard’s Prisoner Abuse Conviction Upheld
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Constitutional Court rejected an appeal by Ivan Medic, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison for mistreating civilian prisoners at the Dretelj detention camp near Capljina.
Bosnian Wartime Detention Camp Guard’s Sentence Reduced
The Bosnian state court reduced former Dretelj detention camp guard Ivan Medic’s prison sentence for crimes against Serb civilian prisoners from 14 to 12 years on appeal.
Croatian Defence Council Ex-Fighter Denies Pocitelj Rape
Former Croatian Defence Council military policeman Edin Sakoc denied raping a female prisoner in Pocitelj in July 1992. Edin Sakoc told the state court in Sarajevo on Friday that he...
Bosnian Croat Fighters Indicted for Dretelj Camp Crimes
The state prosecution filed an indictment against former fighters Miroslav Hrstic, Ivan Medic, Miljenko Nogolica and Tonco Raic for crimes against Serb victims in the Dretelj detention camp in 1992.
Five Suspects of Dretelj Crimes Arrested
Five individuals suspected of war crimes committed in the Capljina area were arrested in the Ljubuski, Siroki Brijeg, Capljina and Mostar areas, as per a warrant issued by the state...
Bosnia Convicts Four of Dretelj Jail Camp Abuses
Four former members of the Croatian Defence Forces were sentenced to a total of 24 years in prison for abusing Serb prisoners at the Dretelj detention camp and in Mostar...
Grubisic-Fejzic Gives Closing Statement, Verdict for Zelenika et al. expected in April
The Bosnian state court will issue a verdict in the case of Ivan Zelenika, Srecko Herceg, Edib Buljubasic, Ivan Medic, and Marina Grubisic-Fejzic on April 14. All of them are...
Ivan Medic Defense Requests Acquittal
Ivan Medic’s defense said in their closing statement today that Medic did not commit crimes against civilians in Dretelj. Medic’s defense attorney, Emina Hasanovic, requested that the court hand down...
Bosnia Camp Guard Apologises to Abused Serbs
The former deputy commander of Croatian Defence Forces’ wartime Dretelj detention camp admitted that he abused Serb prisoners in 1992 and begged for their forgiveness.
Srecko Herceg Requests Release
Srecko Herceg’s defense has requested that he be acquitted of charges for crimes allegedly committed against Bosnian Serb civilians in Dretelj during the Bosnian war.