29. December 2020.
At the trial of Emir Alisic, who is accused of joining foreign paramilitary groups in Syria, the defence requested the postponement of the hearing because a plea bargain is under discussion.
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24. December 2020.
At the Bosnian state court’s trial of Jasmin Keserovic, who is charged with going to fight in the conflict in Syria, a prosecution expert witness said that four witnesses, all of whom were also in Syria, are not capable of testifying for medical reasons.
23. December 2020.
A prosecution witness told Bosnian state court at the trial of Milarem Berbic, who is accused of joining foreign paramilitary groups on the Syrian battlefront, that during the investigation he recognized the defendant on a video and photograph.
22. December 2020.
At the trial of Emir Alisic, who is accused of terrorism for going to join paramilitary groups in Syria, a witness who was also in Syria claimed that she knew the defendant there and that he possessed weapons.
16. December 2020.
A witness said she moved from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Islamic State-controlled territory in Syria in 2013 to be able to practice her religion in the way she wanted.
14. December 2020.
The trial of Milarem Berbic, a Bosnian accused of going to fight in Syria, was postponed after the defendant went on hunger strike over alleged poor conditions in detention.
19. November 2020.
The state prosecution requested an extended custody remand for Jahja Vukovic,who is suspected of organising a terrorist group and going to fight in Syria,arguing that he was living in Germany, not at his address in Bosnia and Herzegovina, when he travelled to the Middle East.
18. November 2020.
At the trial of Senad Kasupovic, who is accused of going to fight in Syria, an expert witness for the prosecution said that four female witnesses who were repatriated from Syria to Bosnia and Herzegovina in December last year are incapable of appearing in court.
17. November 2020.
The Constitutional Court has rejected a compensation claim from Kemal Muric, who sought 60,000 Bosnian marks (over 30,000 euros) in damages after the state prosecution discontinued an investigation into him and several others for allegedly planning a terrorist attack on New Year’s Eve 2016.
13. November 2020.
Mehmed Tutmic was given a combined sentence of five years and five months for going to Syria to fight for Islamic State and for illegal possession of arms or explosive substances.
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