The subject arose: By severing the proceedings
Indictment: Criminal offense of Genocide under Article 171 of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as read with Article 180(1) and Article 31 of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Prosecutor's number: T20 0 KTRZ 0013215 16
Number of parties: 1
Prosecutor: Predrag Tomić
Preliminary Hearing Judge: Jasmina Ćosić Dedović
Acting Judicial Council / single judge in first instance proceedings: Zoran Božić, Šaban Maksumić, Tatjana Kosović
Confirmation date: 22.01.2018.
Department: Section I
The factual substrate of the indictment:
The Indictment charges the accused that during the widespread and systematic attack the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) and the RS Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP RS) carried out between 6 July and 19 July 1995 against Bosniak civilians in the UN safe area of Srebrenica, within which a group of Bosniak people was partially exterminated since the entire Bosniak civilian population numbering up to 40,000 were removed from the UN Safe Area of Srebrenica, while more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys were killed, as members of the VRS Vlasenica Brigade, knowing of the attack and that their actions constituted part of the attack, they knowingly assisted members of the joint criminal enterprise whose plan and design was to imprison and kill able-bodied Bosniak men from the Srebrenica enclave, and forcibly transfer women, children and the elderly from the enclave, and thus destroy them as a group.
Case in progress
Notes:
The Court issued a Decision in the case of Momčilo Tešić (S1 1 K 027404 18 Kri) on 24 May 2022, severing the proceedings in relation to the accused Mile Kosorić. The case against Mile Kosorić shall be conducted under number S1 1 K 042883 22 Kri.
| Defendant: | Mile Kosorić |
|---|---|
| Defender: | Dragan Gotovac |
| Judgment / Decision |
1.
| Defendant: | Mile Kosorić |
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| Offense: | Genocide under Article 171 of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as read with Article 180(1) and Article 31 of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina. |
| Place of committment: | Srebrenica |
| Committment year: | 1995. |
| Number of injured / victims: | The exact number has not been determined |
| Defendant: | Mile Kosorić | |
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| Mjere osiguranja | Travel ban | Period: od 21.12.2017. - |
| Mjere osiguranja | Prohibition of meeting with certain persons | Period: od 21.12.2017. - |
On 22 January 2018, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina confirmed the indictment charging the accused Mile Kosorić, Borislav Stojišić, Momčilo Tešić and Rajko Drakulić with the criminal offense of Genocide under Article 171 of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as read with Article 180(1) and Article 31 of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
An arraignment in the case of Mile Kosorić et al. was held on 12 April 2018, at which the accused Mile Kosorić and Momčilo pleaded not guilty to the criminal offense of Genocide under Article 171 of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina /CC BiH/, as read with Article 180(1) and Article 31 of the CC BiH.
The trial in this case commenced on 12 June 2018. Current stage of the trial: presentation of evidence by the Defense.
Trial Panel: Mira Smajlović, Mediha Pašić, Zoran Božić.
The Court issued a Decision in the case of Momčilo Tešić (S1 1 K 027404 18 Kri) on 24 May 2022, severing the proceedings in relation to the accused Mile Kosorić. The case against Mile Kosorić shall be conducted under number S1 1 K 042883 22 Kri.