The trial of Bosniak wartime commander Naser Oric for crimes against Serb prisoners of war in the Srebrenica and Bratunac areas will begin on January 26 next year.
The international court in The Hague has rejected a request from former Bosnian Army general Naser Oric’s lawyers to order the Sarajevo judiciary to halt war crimes proceedings against him.
Former Bosnian Army general Naser Oric’s trial will only begin after the UN court in The Hague decides whether the case should be dropped because he has already been acquitted of the charges.
Hague Tribunal president Theodor Meron has designated a judge to consider a motion filed by the defense of Naser Oric. The motion requests that the proceedings against Oric at the Bosnian state court be discontinued.
Lawyers for former Bosnian Army general Naser Oric asked the Hague Tribunal to order Bosnia to halt war crimes proceedings against him because he has already been acquitted of the charges.
The state court confirmed the indictment of former Bosnian Army commander Naser Oric for alleged war crimes in the Srebrenica region - charges which have been criticised by both Bosniaks and Serbs.
The state prosecution in Sarajevo charged former Bosnian Army general Naser Oric with war crimes against Serb prisoners in the Srebrenica region in 1992.
The Bosnian state prosecution has requested that Naser Oric be forbidden to travel beyond the cantons of Sarajevo and Zenica-Doboj, and also called for the confiscation of his travel documents.
Former Bosnian Army general Naser Oric has agreed to be extradited from Switzerland to Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he is under investigation for war crimes, although he is also wanted by Serbia.