The subject arose: By filing an Indictment

Indictment: Commission of the criminal offense of War Crimes against Civilians under Article 142(1) as read with Article 22 of the Criminal Code of the Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia

Prosecutor's number: T 20 O KTRZ 0021644 22

Number of parties: 2

Prosecutor: Ivan Matešić

Preliminary Hearing Judge: Šaban Maksumić

Acting Judicial Council / single judge in first instance proceedings: Davorin Jukić, Braco Stupar, Mediha Pašić

Confirmation date: 23.05.2022.

Department: Section I

The factual substrate of the indictment:

The indictment, inter alia, alleges that, by violating the rules of international law during the state of war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as  members of the Special Platoon of the Ministry of Interior of the Republika Srpska in Sokolac, along with several other persons, the accused Milenko Samardžija and the accused Kosta Stanić knowingly and willingly participated in depriving Bosniak civilians of their lives, although those persons were not, in any manner, active participants in the hostilities and military operations, as described in more detail in the indictment.

Case in progress

Notes:

On 6 October 2022, the Court issued a Decision merging the criminal case conducted before the Court of BiH against the accused Milenko Samardžija et al. - S1 1 K 042849 22 Kri with the criminal case of Živan Miljanović et al. - S1 1 K 041920 21 Kro, so the single case will from now on be conducted under docket number S1 1 K 041920 21 Kro - Živan Miljanović et al.