Sud BiH

Two Months Custody for Nihad Bojadzic

04 December 2009  At the request of the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina the State Court orders a two-month extension of custody of Nihad Bojadzic, suspected of war crimes against civilians and prisoners-of-war.
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Stevanović

Stevanovic: Acquitted of Genocide Charges

04 December 2009  The Appellate Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina acquits Miladin Stevanovic of charges that he committed genocide in Srebrenica in July 1995.
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Serge Brammertz

ICTY: Urgent Action For Stay of International Personnel

04 December 2009  Addressing the UN Security Council, Serge Brammertz, Chief Prosecutor of the Hague Tribunal, expressed concern about the potential departure of international personnel from the War Crimes Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Đorđislav Aškraba

Bundalo et al: Verdict due on December 18

04 December 2009  The main trial for crimes committed in Kalinovik has been completed with the presentation of closing arguments by the Defence of indictee Djordjislav Askraba. A verdict is shceduled to be announced on December 18.
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Vuković i Tomić

Vukovic and Tomic: Problems With Video Link

04 December 2009  A hearing that was supposed to be held as part of the trial for genocide committed in Srebrenica in July 1995 was postponed due to technical problems with establishing the video link.
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Ivanovic: "Goods" in Warehouse

03 December 2009  Prosecution witness Ranko Simic recalls the events of July 13, 1995, when he transported dead bodies from the Agricultural Cooperative in Kravica to a grave in Glogova village.
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Bundalo et al: Maiden as the Sun and Righteous as the God

03 December 2009  

Continuing its presentation of closing arguments at the trial for crimes committed in Kalinovik, the Defence of Nedjo Zeljaja calls on the Court to acquit its client of all charges.

Changes in the Law to Prevent Flight of Convicts

03 December 2009  People sentenced to more than five years in prison will be deprived of liberty immediately after the pronouncement of first-instance verdicts in the future.
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Week ahead: Prosecution's Closing Arguments at Vlasenica Crimes Trial

04 December 2009  Next week the State Prosecution is due to present its closing arguments before the War Crimes Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the trial of Predrag Bastah and Goran Viskovic.
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Media in Courtroom Represent a Threat to Prosecution

03 December 2009  

Prosecutor Vesna Budimir asks for the exclusion of the public from the custody hearing, explaining that "the exposure of this case in the media puts pressure on the Prosecution". The Court approved the request.

Call for Pressure for Rape Victims' Rights

02 December 2009  Amnesty International has called on the EU to pressure the government of Bosnia in Herzegovina to ensure justice for rape victims, including compensation.
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Analysis: Vlasenica Indictees’s Defence Teams Trade Blame

02 December 2009  The lawyers for Predrag Bastah and Goran Viskovic ended up transferring responsibility for the crimes committed in this part of eastern Bosnia in 1992 to each other’s clients.

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Analysis: Witnesses Recall Massacre at Koricanske Stijene

02 December 2009  The prosecution finished presenting evidence at the first trial for the mass execution of almost 200 prisoners at the Koricanske cliffs in August 1992.
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Stankovic: Fingerprints on Bag and Lighter

02 December 2009  Forensic molecular biology experts from Sarajevo and Belgrade confirm that DNA analysis shows that Radovan Stankovic's fingerprints can be found on several objects introduced by the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the course of evidence presentation.
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Tomic and Josic: Guarding Malesici Village

02 December 2009  

Three witnesses, testifying for the Defence of indictee Ljubo Tomic, claim that the indictee did not leave Malesici village, in Zvornik, at the end of June 1992, because they "guarded the village while the population was moving out from Kozluk".

Pincic: Polygraph Testing and Hypnosis

02 December 2009  Indictee Zrinko Pincic breaks down in tears when telling the Appellate Chamber he did not commit the crime for which he was sentenced, by a first-instance verdict, to nine years in prison, adding that he loved protected witness A.
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Koricanske stijene: Testimonies by Criminal Accomplices

02 December 2009  Testifying against the indictees charged with crimes committed in August 1992, Damir Ivankovic, who previously admitted guilt in the same crime, recalled how members of the Prijedor police shot civilians at Koricanske stijene.

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Bundalo et al: An Innocent Man

01 December 2009  The Defence of Ratko Bundalo continues presenting its closing arguments and calls on the Court to acquit its client of all charges, arguing that he did not commit the crime charged upon him in the indictment filed by the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Bundalo et al: Indictment Cannot be Proven

30 November 2009  The Defence of Ratko Bundalo begins the presentation of its closing arguments at the trial for crimes committed in Kalinovik, arguing that the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina has not proved the indictment.
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Kondic et al: Smoke Going Up to the Sky

30 November 2009  A Prosecution witness says that "Serb soldiers" killed her brother and nine other men and then burned them in Donja Sanica village.
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Vukovic and Tomic: Dutch Major May be Apprehended

30 November 2009  Robert Alexander Franken, former Commander of the Dutch Battalion stationed in Srebrenica in July 1995, failed to appear at the District Court in The Hague, where he was supposed to testify, via video link, at the trial against Radomir Vukovic and Zoran Tomic.
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Pelemis and Peric: Complicated Surgery

30 November 2009  Court expert Ratomir Golijanin says that the recovery of indictee Momir Pelemis, following appendix surgery, will last for another 15 days.
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Karadzic: Moral Obligation to Public

30 November 2009  Radovan Karadzic once again challenges the validity of the Hague Tribunal, claiming there was no "legal grounds for its establishment" and it cannot exist within the existing legal system of the United Nations, UN.
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Prohibiting Measures Ordered Against Zuhdija Tabakovic

30 November 2009  Acting on a motion filed by the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the State Court orders prohibiting measures against Zuhdija Tabakovic, a former policeman from Visegrad, who is charged by the Hague Tribunal with contempt of court.
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