Bosnian Court Clears Local Security Chief of Wartime Rape
Bosnian state court upholds verdict acquitting Andrija Bjelosevic, a wartime security chief in the town of Derventa, of raping a Bosniak woman multiple times. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Court Rejects Indictment of Bosnian Who Fought for Russia in Ukraine
Concerns are raised after the Bosnian state court rejects an indictment of Dario Ristic - determining that Ristic, who fought for Russia in Ukraine, did not commit a criminal offence…
Bosnia Court Upholds Conviction of Wartime Fighters for Abusing Prisoners
State court upholds verdict sentencing Slavisa Djeric to three years’ jail and Nenad Ujic to four, for the inhumane treatment of civilians detained in Rogatica in 1995. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Bosnia Convicts Serb of Glorifying Mladic, Karadzic at Rally
Opposition party activist Miodrag Malic was sentenced to three years in prison for hailing convicted war criminals at a political rally, but can appeal. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Bosnian Prosecution’s Last-Minute Indictments Draw Claims of ‘Meeting Quotas’
After the state prosecution again filed most of its war-crimes indictments for the year in the last three days of December, there were questions about the motives. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Despite Being Ousted, Bosnian Serb Leader Dodik Keeps Grip on Power
This year saw a final court verdict convicting Bosnian Serb strongman Milorad Dodik, but far from showcasing how strong Bosnia’s institutions have become, it only underlined their weakness and vulnerability…
War Crimes Acquittal of Serb Ex-Member of Bosnia’s Presidency Upheld
The Bosnian state court confirmed the acquittal of Borislav Paravac, a post-war Serb member of Bosnia’s tripartite presidency, clearing him of taking part in wartime attacks that killed several hundred…