Terrorism Archives

A prosecution witness testifying at the trial of Milarem Berbic, who is accused of terrorism and joining foreign paramilitary groups, said that the defendant travelled to Syria because of his daughter, who went there earlier with her husband and children.

Testifying at the trial of Jasmin Keserovic, who is accused of fighting for a terrorist organisation in Syria, a State Investigation and Protection Agency investigator said that three witnesses recognised the defendant from pictures in a photo album.

Local judicial institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina are often criticised for imposing low penalties for returnees from foreign battlefields. Several European countries began trying former fighters for terrorism and war crimes, increasing the sentences handed down to them. We have analysed what needs to be done by domestic judicial institutions to start prosecuting such crimes, what needs to be done to collect evidence and why experts consider that the Bosnian judiciary is ready.

After several European countries started trying former Islamic State fighters for war crimes as well as terrorism, increasing their potential sentences, BIRN Bosnia and Herzegovina analysed what needs to be done if the domestic judiciary wants to follow suit.

A Bosnian state prosecution expert determined with high probability that the person appearing in a video call for murders was Jasmin Keserovic, who has been accused of fighting in Syria.

The Bosnian state court has decided to end the custody remand for Hamza La-bidi, who has been accused of joining foreign paramilitary groups in Syria, de-fence lawyer Bakir Hecimovic confirmed to BIRN Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Testifying at the Bosnian state court at the trial of Hamza Labidi, who is accused of joining foreign paramilitary groups in Syria, a criminology expert said that the defendant’s identity was established by a fingerprint analysis at Sarajevo airport.

At the trial of Emir Alisic, who is accused of joining foreign paramilitary group in Syria, images of the defendant in uniform with a rifle were shown to the Bosnian state court in Sarajevo, while witnesses explained how they gathered information about his departure to Syria and the time he spent there.

The trial of Milarem Berbic, who is accused of joining foreign paramilitary formations in Syria, began with then reading of the indictment by the prosecution, which accuses him of leaving Bosnia and Herzegovina on August 29, 2014, intending to join foreign paramilitary groups in Syria.

The trial of Hamza Labidi for joining foreign paramilitary groups in Syria began at the state court in Sarajevo with the reading of the indictment charging him with travelling to Syria with his family in June 2014 and joining units under the umbrella of Islamic State, which the UN has declared a terrorist organisation.

Terrorism

Bosnian Terror Defendant ‘Went to Syria Because of Daughter’

Witnesses Identified Syria Terrorism Suspect from Photographs

Episode 116: Can Bosnia try former ISIS fighters for war crimes?

Can Bosnia and Herzegovina Try Islamic State Fighters for War Crimes?

Keserovic: A Video Clip Calling for Killings Played

Bosnian State Court Ends Syria Suspect’s Custody Remand

Syria Suspect’s Identity Established in Fingerprint Check at Airport

Syria Suspect Photographed in Uniform with Rifle

Syria Defendant Refuses to Communicate with Bosnian Court

Bosnian Syria Suspect Sacks Defence Lawyer as Trial Begins

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