BIRN’s JUSTICE REPORT
Vlahovic: Verdict for Grbavica Crimes on March 15
Once the Defence of Veselin ‘Batko’ Vlahovic, who is charged with crimes in Sarajevo, completed the presentation of its closing statement, the Court scheduled the pronouncement of a verdict for March 15.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36571/
Vlahovic: Child Cannot Be Trusted In its closing arguments, the defence for Veselin “Batko” Vlahovic, charged with crimes in Sarajevo, emphasised that protected witness S-44 cannot be trusted because in 1992 she was a “child of 12 years”.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36555/
‘Bosnian Book of the Dead’ Published A Bosnian research group has issued a book with the names of around 96,000 victims of the 1990s conflict, intended to be the most accurate memorial yet published.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36581/
Grujic: Verdict Due February 14 Presenting its closing statement at the trial for crimes in Zvornik, the Defence calls on the Court to pronounce a verdict of release against indictee Slobodan Grujic. The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina will pronounce its verdict on February 14.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36583/
Vlaco: Sarajevo Detention Camps Trial Opens Prosecutors accused Branko Vlaco of persecuting non-Serbs at camps in the Vogosca suburb of the Bosnian capital and in neighbouring villages in 1992.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36557/
Koricanske Stijene: Defendant “Logistics Inspector” In the closing argument at the retrial for crimes committed at Koricanske stijene, the defence of Dusan Jankovic said that the Prosecution’s evidence cannot be sufficient to find Jankovic guilty in any capacity.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36573/
Koricanske Stijene Verdict on February 15 The Appeals chamber of the Bosnian State court will render its verdict at the trialof the four ex-policemen from Republika Srpska charged with murdering more than 150 Bosniak civilians on Koricanske Stijene, near Mount Vlasic.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36588/
Silos: Bosnian Serbs ‘Abused and Killed’ at Prison Camp Detainees were beaten, humiliated and murdered by detention camp guards in the Sarajevo suburb of Hadzici, a witness told a war crimes trial in the Bosnian capital.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36563/
Silos: One Slap Testifying at the trial for crimes in Hadzici, a State Prosecution witness says that he was not mistreated or beaten during his stay in Silos and Krupa.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36568/
Avdovic and Vintila: Ex-Detainee Recalls Sarajevo Barracks Beatings A Bosnian Serb witness testified how a guard repeatedly attacked him while he was imprisoned at the Viktor Bubanj army barracks during wartime.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36584/
Jukic: Unauthorized Defence of Indictee At the trial for crimes in the Prozor area, the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina announces its intention to file a criminal report against attorney Zlatko Milovic due to the unauthorised representation of indictee Zeljko Jukic.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36566/
Zivkovic and Tadic: Closing Statements on February 6 After examining a military court expert at the trial for crimes in Cajnice, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina sets the presentation of Prosecution’s closing statements for February 6.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36561/
Gasal et al: Retrial Begins January 30 As agreed at a status conference, the beginning of the retrial of Nisvet Gasal, Musajb Kukavica and Senad Dautovic, who are charged with crimes in Bugojno, is scheduled for January 30.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36551/
Bojadzic: Jablanica Prison Guards Speak of Beatings and Rape At the trial for crimes committed in Jablanica, a prosecution witness said that prisoner Miroslav Stipanovic told him that defendant Nihad Bojadzic beat him up in 1993.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36570/
Krsmanovic: Brother’s Wartime Abduction A prosecution witness testified at the war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb soldier Oliver Krsmanovic that fighters abducted and killed his brother.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36549/
Mladjenovic et al: Bratunac Witness Testifies about Brother’s Disappearance At the trial for crimes in the Bratunac municipality, a prosecution witness said that in May 1992 she saw imprisoned men in the village of Hranca, among them her brother, whom she saw there for the last time.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36552/
Babic: Witness ‘Transported Corpses on Tractor’ A prosecution witness at the Bratunac war crimes trial said he had moved Bosniaks’ decomposing bodies to a pit where they were buried.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36546/
Planincic et al: Airplanes above Vecici Village Na suÄ‘enju za zloÄine poÄinjene u septembru 1992. u selu Serdari kod Kotor-Varoši, svjedok Odbrane govorio je o dešavanjima u obližnjem selu VeÄići dva mjeseca ranije.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36550/
Kovacevic: New Defence Attorney Needs Three Weeks to Prepare The State Court accepts a request to release Branka Praljak from her duties and appoint Bajro Avdic as new Defence attorney of Zemir Kovacevic.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36558/
Request for Extension of Prohibiting Measures for Marinic The State Prosecution requests that prohibiting measures against Zoran Marinic, who is charged with crimes in Busovaca, be extended. The Defence does not object to the request.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36569/
Mladic: Passersby Shot Intentionally As the trial of Ratko Mladic continues, a former French UNPROFOR Officer says that the Republika Srpska Army, VRS “constantly and randomly” shelled the city and “intentionally” opened sniper fire at civilians in 1995.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36547/
Mladic: Corpses Brought from Other Locations During the cross-examination of Prosecution witness RM-055 the Defence of Ratko Mladic suggests that the corpses of people, who were killed at other locations, were placed among the bodies of victims of the second explosion at Markale in August 1995.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36554/
Mladic: Grenade Came from the Direction of Serb Positions During the last part of his three-day testimony at the trial of Ratko Mladic at The Hague a French UNPROFOR Officer says that it was determined, through an investigation, that the second explosion at Markale open market in August 1995 was caused by a projectile fired from the direction of positions held by the Republika Srpska Army, VRS.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36562/
Mladic: Warned about Massacre Former UNPROFOR Commander Rupert Smith says at the trial of Ratko Mladic that, following the fall of Srebrenica in mid-July 1995, he warned Mladic about crimes against Muslims and requested permission to visit prisoners, but he rejected his request.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36572/
Mladic: UNPROFOR Trusted Only Evidence Cross examining former UNPROFOR Commander in BiH Rupert Smith, the Defence of Ratko Mladic tried to dispute his claim that Bosnian Serb forces fired the mortar that killed and wounded dozens of Sarajevo citizens in the summer of 1995.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36587/
Karadzic: No Deportations from Foca By examining witness Trifko Pljevaljcic before The Hague Tribunal, Radovan Karadzic tried to deny the allegations that he persecuted Muslims from Foca in 1992.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36548/
Karadzic: International Forces’ Partiality Testifying in defence of Radovan Karadzic, retired lieutenant colonel of the Republika Srpska Army, VRS Milenko Indjic says that, during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina the Serb Army constantly proposed a general ceasefire and the demilitarisation of Sarajevo with the aim of ending the war.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36556/
Karadzic: General Overjoyed with ABiH’s Knowledge Former Commander of the Sarajevo-Romanija Corps with the Republika Srpska Army, VRS Dragomir Milosevic testifies in defence of Radovan Karadzic and says that his forces did not intentionally shell and target civilians by snipers in Sarajevo in 1994 and 1995.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36565/
Karadzic: Provoked Murders in Srebrenica Retired Lieutenant Colonel of the Republika Srpska Army, VRS Milenko Indjic says at the trial of Radovan Karadzic that “Muslims organised and provoked” and “Serb forces committed” the mass murders of Bosniaks in Srebrenica in July 1995.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36574/
Local Justice:
Local Justice – Doboj: Verdict against Ribic on January 31 The District Court in Doboj is due to pronounce a verdict against Senahid Ribic, known as Beslaga, who is charged with crimes against civilians in the Odzak area, on January 31 this year.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36586/
Local Justice – Markovic: Trial Begins in February As agreed at a status conference, the trial of Mladen Markovic, who is charged with crimes against the civilian population in the Visegrad area, is due to begin before the District Court in Eastern Sarajevo on February 19.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36559/
Local Justice – Markovic: Torture in Sokolac Testifying at the trial of Milan Markovic for crimes in the Sokolac area, Prosecution expert witnesses say that witness Hasan Dugic has symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder caused by the arrest, detention and torture he suffered in 1992.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36564/
Local Justice – Zenica: Kadic Pleads not Guilty Asim Kadic appears before the Cantonal Court in Zenica and pleads not guilty to the charges that he committed crimes against the civilian population in Visoko.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36560/
Local Justice – Doboj: Injuries Caused by Baton As the trial of Miroslav ‘Piko’ Pijunovic, who is charged with crimes against Bosniak and Croat civilians in the Teslic area, continues, court expert Ljubomir Curkic says before the District Court in Doboj that the injury on Jozo Martinovic’s body was caused by a mechanical weapon.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36567/
Local Justice – Curtic: Hit with Leg At the trial for crimes in Stupni Do village, Vares municipality witness Muamera Mahmutovic says that indictee Ermin Curtic hit her in her mouth with his leg and robbed her in 1993.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36553/
Week ahead: Retrial for Bugojno Crimes Begins The retrial of Nisvet Gasal, Musajb Kukavica and Senad Dautovic, who are charged with crimes against Croats in Bugojno in 1993, before the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina is due to begin next week.
http://www.bim.ba/en/357/10/36585/Vlahovic: Verdict for Grbavica Crimes on March 15
Vlahovic: Child Cannot Be Trusted
‘Bosnian Book of the Dead’ Published
Grujic: Verdict Due February 14
Vlaco: Sarajevo Detention Camps Trial Opens
Koricanske Stijene: Defendant “Logistics Inspector”
Koricanske Stijene Verdict on February 15
Silos: Bosnian Serbs ‘Abused and Killed’ at Prison Camp
Silos: One Slap
Avdovic and Vintila: Ex-Detainee Recalls Sarajevo Barracks Beatings
Jukic: Unauthorized Defence of Indictee
Zivkovic and Tadic: Closing Statements on February 6
Gasal et al: Retrial Begins January 30
Bojadzic: Jablanica Prison Guards Speak of Beatings and Rape
Krsmanovic: Brother’s Wartime Abduction
Mladjenovic et al: Bratunac Witness Testifies about Brother’s Disappearance
Babic: Witness ‘Transported Corpses on Tractor’
Planincic et al: Airplanes above Vecici Village
Kovacevic: New Defence Attorney Needs Three Weeks to Prepare
Request for Extension of Prohibiting Measures for Marinic
Mladic: Passersby Shot Intentionally
Mladic: Corpses Brought from Other Locations
Mladic: Grenade Came from the Direction of Serb Positions
Mladic: Warned about Massacre
Mladic: UNPROFOR Trusted Only Evidence
Karadzic: No Deportations from Foca
Karadzic: International Forces’ Partiality
Karadzic: General Overjoyed with ABiH’s Knowledge
Karadzic: Provoked Murders in Srebrenica
Local Justice:
Local Justice – Doboj: Verdict against Ribic on January 31
Local Justice – Markovic: Trial Begins in February
Local Justice – Markovic: Torture in Sokolac
Local Justice – Zenica: Kadic Pleads not Guilty
Local Justice – Doboj: Injuries Caused by Baton
Local Justice – Curtic: Hit with Leg
Week ahead: Retrial for Bugojno Crimes Begins