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Category Archives: BiH WCS
US: Mujagic Arrested for War Crimes Allegedly Committed during Bosnian War
November 28, 2012, Utica, NY, United States. U.S. immigration agents arrested Sulejman Mujagic, 50, on an extradition request made by Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mr. Mujagic is accused of unlawfully killing one (Ekrem Baltic) and torturing another (Nisvet Cordic) soldier of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina on March 6, 1995. At that time, Mr. Mujagic was [...]
Posted in BiH WCS Tagged Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia, BiH, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Commander, Ekrem Baltic, extradition, HIS, Homeland Security Investigations, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, New York, Nisvet Cordic, permanent resident, prisoner of war, Sulejman Mujagic, torture, Una-Sana Canton, United States, unlawful killing, unlawful wounding, Utica, war crime Comments closed
Israel: Cvetkovic: District Court Allows Extradition to Face Genocide Charges
2011-08-01, Jerusalem, Israel. The District Court of Jerusalem authorized extradition of Aleksandar Cvetković to Bosnia and Herzegovina to face genocide charges. He now has 30 days to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court of Israel. If extradited, he will be prosecuted before the War Crimes Section of the BiH Court in Sarajevo on charges arising [...]
Also posted in Domestic Courts Tagged Aleksandar Cvetkovic, appeal, BiH, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Muslims, Branjevo farm, charges, citizen, citizenship, District Court, extradition, genocide, genocide charges, immigration, Israel, Jerusalem, July 1995, Main Headquarters, Nick Kaufman, Pilica, Republika Srpska Army, Sarajevo, Srebrenica, Supreme Court of Israel, Tenth Reconnaissance Squad, War Crimes Section, Zvornik municipality Comments closed
Croatia: Gotovina: Defence Files Criminal Complaint Against UN Observers
2010-04-26, Zagreb, Croatia. Luka Misetic, Ante Gotovina’s defence counsel, submitted a criminal complaint against former UNMO (United Nations Military Observers) staffers: Alexander Tchernetsky (Russia) , Viktor Tarusin (Russia; Chief Information Officer), and Peter Gage Williams (Britain; Colonel). The complaint alleges that Mr. Tchernetsky found military documents of Croatian Army related to the Operation Storm, a.k.a. [...]
Also posted in ICTY Tagged Alan Tieger, Alexander Tchernetsky, Ante Gotovina, archives, Article 327 (1), artillery diaries, Chief Information Officer, Colonel, concealment, Criminal Code, criminal complaint, Croatia, Croatian Army, destruction, Gregory Kehoe, HV, Ivan Cermak, Luka Misetic, military documents, Mladen Markac, Municipal State Attorney Office, non-military targets, Operation Storm, Payam Akhavan, Peter Gage Williams, Stefan Waespi, United Nations Military Observers, UNMO, Viktor Tarusin, Zagreb Comments closed
Bosnia: Three Suspects Arrested Re Killings Near Sanski Most in 1995
2010-05-05, Banja Luka, BiH. Agents of the Bosnian State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) arrested Lazar Ristic, Petar Arsenic and Predrag Devic. They are accused of killing 15 Bosnian Muslims in the village of Marjanovici near Sanski Most, on October 10, 1995, shortly before Bosnian Serb forces left the city. BalkanInsight |
Posted in BiH WCS Tagged Banja Luka, BiH, Bosnian Muslims, Lazar Ristic, Marjanovici, murder, Petar Arsenic, Predrag Devic, Sanski most, SIPA, State Investigation and Protection Agency Comments closed
BiH WCS: Stupar: Aquittal Entered Due to Lack of Evidence
2010-05-06, Sarajevo, BiH. The Appellate Division of the War Crimes Section of the Court of BiH acquitted Milos Stupar of genocide charges. The judges found that he was not a commanding officer at the time when the killings at Srebrenica took place and, hence, was not in a position to prevent the killings. He was originally [...]
Posted in BiH WCS Tagged 2nd Sekovici Detachment, Appellate Division, Article 171 (a), Article 180 (2), Article 297 (1) (k), Azra Mileti?, BiH, commanding officer, Criminal Code, genocide, Ibro Buli?, incomprehensible, indictment, John Fields, Kravica, Milos Stupar, Ozrenka Jaksic, prevent, punish, Radivoje Lazarevic, reasonable doubt, Sarajevo, Special Police, Srebrenica genocide, Srebrenica necessary and reasonable measures, Tihomir Lukes, verdict, War Crimes Section, warehouse, X-KRZ-05/24-3 Comments closed
BiH WCS: Vukovic & Tomic: Defendants Get 31 Years of Imprisonment
2010-04-22, The Hague, The Netherlands. The Court found the accused Radomir Vukovic and Zoran Tomic guilty of genocide and sentenced them to 31 years imprisonment. The defendants were members of the special police force of the 2nd Detachment of the Sekovici Special Police of the RS MUP, and were assisting transportation of women, children and elderly out [...]
Posted in BiH WCS Tagged genocide, Kravica Farming Cooperative, MUP, Radomir Vukovic, Srebrenica, Vojvoda, Zgembo, Zoran Tomic Comments closed
BiH WCS: Hodzic: Indictment Confirmed
2010-03-17, Sarajevo, BiH. BiH WCS confirmed the indictment against Nedzad Hodzic, a former member of the Special Purpose Detachment within the Headquarters of the Army of RBiH known as “Zulfikar”. He is accused of attacking civilians and killing POWs in the Croat village of Trusina in Konjic Municipality. The accused was charged with war crimes. [...]
BiH WCS: Ikonic: Genocide Indictment Confirm
2010-03-19, Sarajevo, BiH. WCS confirmed charges against Nedo Ikonic, a Commanding Officer of the 2nd Platoon of the Training Center Jahorina of the MUP RS Special Police Brigade, accused of ordering and commanding the detention and execution of Muslims in Srebrenica. The accused is charged with genocide. BiH WCS | VOA |
Posted in BiH WCS Tagged BiH, genocide, MUP, Ne?o Ikoni?, RS, Special Police Brigade, Srebrenica Comments closed
BiH WCS: Three Bosnian Muslims Indicted for War Crimes
2010-03-11, Sarajevo, BiH. Mensur Memic, Dzevad Salcin and Senad Hakalovic, members of the “Zulfikar” special military unit, were indicted by the BiH Prosecutor for the killings of some 20 civilians near the village of Trusina on April 16, 1993. Reuters | BIRN | Reuters |
Posted in BiH WCS Tagged Dzevad Salcin, Mensur Memic, Senad Hakalovic, Trusina, Zulfikar Comments closed
Israel: Cvetkovic: Supreme Court Upheld the Decision to Extradite on Genocide Charges