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Balkan Investigative Reporting Network: Justice Report No. 170


News about justice in Balkan area
Friday 12 June 2009, by Emanuele G. - 191 letture

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


Justice Report is an online publication produced by the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network in Bosnia and Herzegovina, BIRN BiH.

Justice Report is dedicated to bringing local war crimes trials closer to the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the wider region through accurate, objective and prompt reporting.

Justice Report – in Bosnian or English - is available free of charge DAILY online at www.bim.ba or WEEKLY via e-mail subscription.

To subscribe or find out more about Justice Report or other BIRN BiH projects please contact urednik@birn.eu.com


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

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