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Prohibiting Measures Ordered Against Zuhdija Tabakovic

Sud BiH

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.

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, ICTY, confirmed on November 18 this year an indictment against Tabakovic, charging him with contempt of court. It was announced that the Tribunal "intends" to issue an arrest warrant against Tabakovic.

As per the Tribunal's decision, the indictment filed by the Hague Prosecution on October 30 remains confidential.

The prohibiting measures against Tabakovic, imposed by the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, include a ban on leaving or traveling outside the Canton of Sarajevo, temporary seizure of travel and personal identification documents and a ban on the issuing of a new passport or the use of an identity card to travel abroad, as well as an obligation to report to the police station daily.

"The measures may last until the need for them exists, i.e. until Zuhdija Tabakovic is extradited to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia," The State Court's decision says.

Tabakovic is believed to have been charged with contempt of Court related to the trial of Milan and Sredoje Lukic before the Hague Tribunal. By a first-instance verdict, Milan Lukic was sentenced to life imprisonment, while Sredoje Lukic was sentenced to 30 years in prison for crimes committed in Visegrad Municipality. The Lukic cousins' case is currently being reviewed by the Appellate Chamber of the Hague Tribunal.