IN THIS ISSUE:
Djukic: Sentenced to 25 Years
Momcilo Mandic’s Address Unknown
Balkan Prosecutors Act to Ease Dual Citizenship Dilemma
Media Frenzy Over Mladic Videos
Video Shows Fugitive Mladic Moving Freely
Analysis – Vukovic and Tomic: Creating Hell in Kravica
Vukovic and Tomic: First Defence Witnesses
Analysis - Savic: ‘I Helped my Bosniak Neighbours’
Savic: Special Persistence, Cruelty and Ruthlessness
Perkovic: Continued Harassment
Prcic: Another Status Conference on July 3
Tomic and Josic Plead Not Guilty
Bukvic: "I am not guilty"
ICTY: Zupljanin and Stanisic Trial Set for End of August
Karadzic: Lord David Owen as Witness
Ivanovic: Custody Extended
Izet Smajic Case Referred to Lower Court
Trbic: Never-ending Circle
Kovac: Zabac - Detention Camp Chief
Kovac: Mario Cerkez’ Responsibility
Koricanske stijene: Life-saving Jump
Koricanske stijene: Shouting and Shooting
Pelemis and Peric: Murdered Due to Rebellion
Pelemis and Peric: Running Away from Crime Scene
Bundalo et al.: Privileged Policeman
Bastah et al: Invitation to Talks
Klickovic et al.: A Dark Spot on Podgrmec History
Kondic et al: Shooting Survivor
Kondic et al.: Command’s Orders
Lalovic and Skiljevic: Forced Labour
Lalovic and Skiljevic: Poor Food
Veselinovic: Assisting in Civilian Exchanges
Karajic: Indictee’s Status
Week ahead: First Witnesses for Blagoje Golubovic’s Defence
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Djukic: Sentenced to 25 Years
The Trial Chamber finds Novak Djukic guilty of the Tuzla Kapija shelling.
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20202/
Momcilo Mandic’s Address Unknown
The Appellate Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina postpones the presentation of the Prosecution’s first-instance verdict appeal, due to the absence of indictee Momcilo Mandic.
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20084/
Balkan Prosecutors Act to Ease Dual Citizenship Dilemma
Until a political decision is made concerning the extradition of suspected war criminals holding dual citizenship, prosecutors are working on provisional solutions.
By Erna Mackic, Sarajevo
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20188/
Media Frenzy Over Mladic Videos
A media frenzy has begun over the airing on Bosnian TV of home videos showing war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic moving about freely long after indictments were issued against him, with global media outlets linking the scandal to Serbia’s EU bid.
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20193/
Video Shows Fugitive Mladic Moving Freely
Bosnian Federal Television, FTV, has aired video footage of war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic, showing him moving about freely, well after the Hague indictment against him.
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20151/
Analysis – Vukovic and Tomic: Creating Hell in Kravica
The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina completes its six-month long presentation of evidence at the trial of Radomir Vukovic and Zoran Tomic, who are charged with genocide committed in Srebrenica.
By: Merima Husejnovic
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20159/
Vukovic and Tomic: First Defence Witnesses
Examining its first two witnesses the Defence of Radomir Vukovic and Zoran Tomic begin presenting evidence.
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20199/
Analysis - Savic: ‘I Helped my Bosniak Neighbours’
Defence witnesses of Momir Savic – and Savic himself – claim the indictee did not participate in crimes committed in Visegrad in spring 1992 but instead protected his neighbours.
By: Merima Husejnovic
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20009/
Savic: Special Persistence, Cruelty and Ruthlessness
The State Prosecution calls for a long sentence for Momir Savic, charged with crimes committed in Visegrad.
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20048/
Perkovic: Continued Harassment
Defence lawyer claims that he and accused Stojan Perkovic are under constant harassment from a man who claims that the accused is responsible for his bereavement.
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20170/
Prcic: Another Status Conference on July 3
The Chamber has decided to have one more status conference before the beginning of the trial .
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20168/
Tomic and Josic Plead Not Guilty
Two indictees charged with crimes committed in Zvornik appear before the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina and plead not guilty.
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20014/
Bukvic: "I am not guilty"
Indictee for war crimes committed in Celebici pleads not guilty.
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20116/
ICTY: Zupljanin and Stanisic Trial Set for End of August
At the end of August this year the trial is due to begin in the case of two former police officials charged by the Hague Prosecution with war crimes committed in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20068/
Karadzic: Lord David Owen as Witness
The Hague Prosecution files a motion asking the Trial Chamber to call Lord David Owen to testify.
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20117/
Ivanovic: Custody Extended
The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina files a motion calling on the State Court to extend custody of Zeljko Ivanovic, who is charged with genocide committed in Srebrenica.
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20061/
Izet Smajic Case Referred to Lower Court
The first trial for the Tuzla convoy incident has been referred to the competent regional court by a decision rendered by the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20053/
Trbic: Never-ending Circle
The Trial Chamber postpones closing arguments at genocide trial for two months.
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20010/
Kovac: Zabac - Detention Camp Chief
A former detainee in the public accounting services building in Vitez claims to have heard that Zabac was "in charge of detainees" in this detention camp in 1993.
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20195/
Kovac: Mario Cerkez’ Responsibility
Vladimir Santic and indictee Ante Kovac testify for the defence.
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20164/
Koricanske stijene: Life-saving Jump
A witness, who survived the shooting at Koricanske stijene, claims that Serb soldiers cremated the bodies of the dead the following day.
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20056/
Koricanske stijene: Shouting and Shooting
People who joined the convoy heading to Travnik say they found out that other civilians who were in the same convoy had been killed at Koricanske stijene only after they had arrived in Travnik.
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20027/
Pelemis and Peric: Murdered Due to Rebellion
A former policeman claims to have been told that the Bosniaks who were killed in Pilica were actually killed "due to a rebellion".
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20152/
Pelemis and Peric: Running Away from Crime Scene
A former member of the Republika Srpska Army claims to have run away from the school building in Pilica in July 1995, as some unidentified soldiers wanted to kill him.
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20120/
Bundalo et al.: Privileged Policeman
An expert witness testifying in defence of Nedjo Zeljaja claims that the Police Chief in Kalinovik was also the Commander of Police Forces in that town.
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20153/
Bastah et al: Invitation to Talks
A Defence witness says that he did not know that Bosniaks were taken to the Police Station in Vlasenica during the course of 1992.
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20005/
Klickovic et al.: A Dark Spot on Podgrmec History
At the trial for crimes committed in Bosanska Krupa, Defence witness Miroslav Vjestica says he found out in late 1992 about the abuse and murder of detainees in the school building in Krupa in late 1992.
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20127/
Kondic et al: Shooting Survivor
A Prosecution witness describes how he survived the shooting in Sanski Most and speaks about the participation of Marko Adamovic in the events in Kljuc.
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20132/
Kondic et al.: Command’s Orders
A Prosecution witness says that indictee Bosko Lukic was Commander of the Territorial Defence in Kljuc.
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20033/
Lalovic and Skiljevic: Forced Labour
Two Prosecution witnesses speak about events in the Penal and Correctional Facility in Kula, where they were detained in the course of 1992 and 1993.
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20158/
Lalovic and Skiljevic: Poor Food
Two Prosecution witnesses describe conditions in the Penal and Correctional Facility in Kula, near Sarajevo.
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20122/
Veselinovic: Assisting in Civilian Exchanges
Rade Veselinovic’s Defence witnesses speak about the indictee’s participation in the exchange of civilians from Hadzici and Tarcin in 1992.
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20197/
Karajic: Indictee’s Status
Two Defence witnesses say which Bosnian Army unit the indictee belonged to during the period when the crimes were committed.
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20155/
Week ahead: First Witnesses for Blagoje Golubovic’s Defence
The first Defence witnesses for Blagoje Golubovic, who is charged with crimes committed in Podkolun village, in Foca Municipality, are due to be examined before the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina next week.
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/10/20206/
PUBLICATIONS:
Na Drini genocid (Genocide on the River Drina)
“Denying genocide is almost a certain sign that a country that has committed one has not gone through an awakening, which means that a danger of repeating genocide still exists.”
http://www.bim.ba/en/170/80/20078
Testing Readiness to Face the Past
Sarajevo University’s Human Rights Center publishes a Report on the State of Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina for 2008, focusing in particular on war-crimes trials and related media reporting.
http://www.bim.ba/en/1/80/20049
ACTIVITIES:
Radio Justice Magazine – New BIRN Project in Bosnia and Herzegovina
In August the BIRN Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina will start broadcasting a weekly ten-minute radio magazine on war-crimes trials.
http://www.bim.ba/en/1/50/20102
For further information:
Balkan Investigative Reporting Network