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Radovan Karadžić

Karadzic: Incidents Removal Motion Rejected

27 January 2012 The Hague Tribunal Chamber rejects a motion filed by Radovan Karadzic, requesting the removal of incidents from his indictment, which The Hague Prosecution previously removed from the indictment against Ratko Mladic, related to the shelling and sniping campaign in Sarajevo.
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Rasema Handanović

Custody for Rasema Handanovic Extended

27 January 2012 The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina accepts a State Prosecution’s motion and orders a two-month extension of custody for Rasema Handanovic, who is suspected of crimes in Trusina in April 1993.
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Week ahead: Two Plea Hearings Due

27 January 2012 Bosko Lazic, whom the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina charges with giving a false statement in an investigation about war crimes in Bratunac, and Saban and Elvir Djelilbasic, who are charged with crimes committed in Turbe, Travnik municipality are due to appear before the State Court and enter their pleas next week.
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Kantonalni sud Sarajevo

Local Justice – Sarajevo: Ibrahim Ceco pleads not guilty

27 January 2012 Ibrahim Ceco has pleaded not guilty before the Cantonal Court in Sarajevo for crimes against civilians in Dobrinja, Sarajevo in 1992.
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Sud BiH

Indictment for Sarajevo Crimes Filed

27 January 2012 The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina files an indictment against Goran Saric, charging him with crimes against humanity in Sarajevo during 1992.
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Karadzic: Human Blood on the Wall

27 January 2012 At the trial of Radovan Karadzic in The Hague, Jean-Rene Ruez, a witness of the Prosecution, described how Hague Tribunal investigators - he among them, - were finding the sites of the mass executions of Bosniaks from Srebrenica, which were committed by the Republika Srpska Army (VRS) in July 1995.
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Indictment for Prozor Crimes Confirmed

27 January 2012 The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina confirms an indictment against Zeljko Jukic, whom the State Prosecution charges with crimes against humanity in the Prozor area in 1993.
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Krsmanovic: Knife Held to Throat

27 January 2012 During the trial of Oliver Krsmanovic for crimes in Visegrad, a State Prosecution witness says that the indictee mistreated him in May 1992 by holding a knife to his threat and saying that he would slaughter him.
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Memic et al: Without Reports about Trusina

27 January 2012 At the trial of six former members of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ABiH), the witness of the State Prosecution said that, in the documents which he processed, he does not remember indictees Zulfikar Alispago and Nihad Bojadzic being associated with Trusina (Konjic municipality).
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Kos et al: Tuzla, Dream of Srebrenica’s Inhabitants

27 January 2012 At the trial of four men indicted of genocide in Srebrenica, the Defence witness said that just in 1996, he heard for the first time about the suffering that happened on Branjevo military farm on July 16, 1995.
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Planincic et al: Recognized by Voice

27 January 2012 State Prosecution witness Radmila Serdar and her cousin survived an attack on their house in Serdari village, Kotor Varos municipality in which eight people were killed.
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Local Justice – Brcko District: Custody for Monika Ilic Extended

26 January 2012 The Basic Court of Brcko District orders a two-month extension of custody for Monika Ilic, who is suspected of war crimes against Bosniaks and Croats in Luka detention camp, Brcko.
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Mikulic: Admission After Torture

26 January 2012 Testifying at the trial for crimes in Dretelj detention camp, Capljina municipality, a State Prosecution witness says that a person named Drazen Mikulic abused a prisoner in August 1993.
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Miroslav Krajisnik Ordered into Custody

26 January 2012 As announced by the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a one-month custody for the former Commander of the Kosevo Brigade with the Republika Srpska Army, VRS, who is suspected of crimes committed in Sarajevo, was ordered.

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Karadzic: Massive Surrender of Bosniaks

26 January 2012 The trial of Radovan Karadzic at The Hague continues with the examination of Jean-Rene Rueza, who conducted an investigation from 1995 to 2001, into mass murders that were committed after the occupation of Srebrenica by Bosnian Serb forces in July 1995.
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Jevic et al: Bodies around the Hangar

26 January 2012 At the trial of four men indicted of genocide in Srebrenica, Franc Kos testified about how the he was in Kravica (Bratunac municipality) on July 13, 1995, where he saw the bodies of men in and around the warehouse.
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Custody Request for Miroslav Krajisnik

26 January 2012 The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina requested from the State Court to order custody for Miroslav Krajisnik, former commander of the Kosevo Brigade of the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS), who is suspected of crimes in Sarajevo, while the Defence objected to this proposal.
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Zecevic et al: A Bullet in the Head

26 January 2012 At the trial for the crime at Koricanske stijene, an expert of the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina determined that for four killed people, the cause of death was a gunshot wound in the head.
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Ivanovic: Awaiting U.S. Permission

26 January 2012 At the status conference held at the trial of Zeljko Ivanovic, who is charged with genocide in Srebrenica, the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina explained that it still awaits permission from the United States of America (U.S.A.), for the testimony of Richard Butler.
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Karadzic: Film Made in Srebrenica

26 January 2012 As the trial of Radovan Karadzic continues, the Hague Prosecution plays a recording made in July 1995, depicting several tens of bodies of dead Bosniaks in front of a warehouse in Kravica village, near Srebrenica, bursts of bullets being fired from automatic guns and Serb soldiers standing around the corpses.
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Vukovic and Tomic: More than 30 Years in Prison

26 January 2012 The Appellate Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina sentences Radomir Vukovic to 31 years' imprisonment for assisting in genocide in Srebrenica in July 1995 and acquits Zoran Tomic of all the charges.
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Custody Extension for Rasema Handanovic Requested

26 January 2012 The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina requests the State Court to order two-month custody extension for Rasema Handanovic, known as Zolja, who is suspected of crimes committed in Trusina, while the Defence proposes to the Court to order prohibiting measures instead.
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Selimovic et al: Detainees as Most Important Source of Information

26 January 2012 Testifying at the trial for crimes in Bosnian Krajina, a military expert witness, who made his findings and opinion at the request by the Defence of indictees Adil Ruznic and Emir Mustafic, says that prisoners of war are one of the most important sources of information for military security services.
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Support for the Work of the Court and the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina

26 January 2012 After a meeting with representatives of the State Court and the Prosecutor’s Office, the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina said that he supports the work of these judicial institutions and that it is needed to “give them greater financial support”.

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Miralem Macic Died

25 January 2012 Miralem Macic, who was charged with crimes in Konjic in 1992, died on January 24 this year – this has been confirmed by the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Vlahovic: Exclusion of the Public

26 January 2012 The trial of Veselin Vlahovic, also called Batko, for crimes in the Sarajevo settlements of Grbavica, Vraca and Kovacici in 1992, continued with the testimonies of two protected witnesses without the presence of the public.
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Raguz et al: Beatings in Dretelj

26 January 2012 During his testimony at the trial for crimes committed in Stolac in 1993 a Prosecution witness says that he was beaten up and mistreated, while being questioned by indictees Veselko and Ivo Raguz in Dretelj detention camp.
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Karadzic: Seeing Husband and Sons for the Last Time

26 January 2012 Testifying at the trial of Radovan Karadzic at The Hague, Prosecution witness Mirsada Malagic says that forces, which were under the indictee's control, killed her husband, two sons, father-in-law and other relatives in the that that followed the occupation of Srebrenica in July 1995.
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Terzic: Young, Puny and Monstrous

25 January 2012 Testifying at the trial of Albina 'Nina' Terzic, who is charged with crimes in Odzak, a State Prosecution witness says that the indictee used to take prisoners out of the school gym in that town, adding that those persons would look beaten up when they returned.
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Suspect of Sarajevo crimes Arrested

25 January 2012 Members of the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) arrested Miroslav Krajisnik, former commander of the Kosevo Brigade of the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS), who is suspected of crimes in Sarajevo.
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Kos et al: Attack on Srebrenica was Provoked

25 January 2012 At the trial of four men indicted of genocide, a witness of the Defence said that Muslim forces attacked the Serb village of Visnjica (Srebrenica municipality) in June 1995.
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Kuvelja: Defence to Begin Presenting Evidence Soon

25 January 2012 During a status conference held before the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina the Defence of Bozidar Kuvelja, who is charged with genocide in Srebrenica, says that it will examine four witnesses and the indictee and present 56 pieces of material evidence. The Defence is due to begin presenting its evidence in February.
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Dobrovoljacka Street: Unachievable Requirements from Republika Srpska

25 January 2012 According to the analysts, boisterous and negative reactions from Republika Srpska (RS) regarding the decision on the suspension of the investigation against a number of suspects in the “Dobrovoljacka” case, represents “political pressure” and “manipulation of the nation”.
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Peric et al: Taking Away of a Neighbour

24 January 2012 At the trial for crimes in Kalinovik, the protected witness of the Defence said that she found out that indictee Predrag Terzic was not involved in the arrest of Serifa Hadzic in the village of Mjehovina, municipality of Kalinovik, in June 1992.
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Marjanovic: Last Conversation with Father

24 January 2012 Testifying in defence of Zoran Marjanovic, who is charged with crimes in the Rogatica area, Ibro Bajic says that he saw his father Nurko Bajic for the last time when he was returning, with his family, from Zepa to Babljak village, Rogatica municipality in June 1992.
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Neskovic and Ilic: The Hague Protection Measures

24 January 2012 The trial of Dragan Neskovic and Zoran Ilic, who are charged with crimes in Srebrenica, has been postponed due to the determination of protection measures which the witness who was to testify in this trial had in The Hague.
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Radovan Stankovic in Solitary Confinement

24 January 2012 Following his arrest on January 21 this year, Radovan Stankovic has been detained in solitary confinement in the Penal and Correctional Facility in Foca – Mustafa Bisic, Assistant Minister for Serving of Criminal Sentences with the Ministry of Justice of Bosnia and Herzegovina, confirms to BIRN-Justice Report.
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Indictment against Zeljko Jukic Filed

23 January 2012 The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina files an indictment against Zeljko Jukic, charging him with crimes against humanity committed in the Prozor area in 1993.
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Vlahovic: Coming to Collect 100,000 Marks

26 January 2012 Testifying at the trial of Veselin Vlahovic, known as Batko, who is charged with crimes in Grbavica, Vraca and Kovacici, Sarajevo, a State Prosecution witness says that Vlahovic mistreated his family and confiscated money and jewelry worth 100,000 Deutschemarks from them.
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Askraba: Detainees Beaten and Taken away

23 January 2012 Testifying at the retrial of Djordjislav Askraba, a State Prosecution witness says that he was present in the “Barutni magacin” detention camp in Kalinovik in the summer of 1992, when some unknown soldiers took Bosniak detainees out, beat them up and took them in an unknown direction.
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Radovan Stankovic Arrested in Foca

23 January 2012 Radovan Stankovic has been arrested in Foca, four and a half years after he escaped from serving his 20 year sentence for war crimes.
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Mirsad Sijak Pleads not Guilty

23 January 2012 Mirsad Sijak appears before the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina and pleads not guilty to the State Prosecution's charges that he committed crimes in the Vares area in 1994.

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Kornjaca et al: Death Caused by Bullet Shots

23 January 2012 Testifying at the trial of the three indictees who are charged with crimes in Cajnice, a court medicine expert, who prepared his findings and opinion about exhumations conducted at Mostina and Podjovanovici, Cajnice municipality, says that most of the people died due to injures caused by bullet shots on various parts of their bodies.
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