Bosnia Hertegovina

HOLLAND Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic could go on trial as early as October 19 for war crimes and crimes against humanity, the pre-trial judge of the tribunal overseeing his case said on Tuesday. Karadzic, the most prominent figure being prosecuted for crimes during the 1992-95 Bosnian war, asked …

BiH The ruling political party in the Serb-dominated Bosnian entity of Republika Srpska has rebuffed what it claims is the international community’s political plotting and meddling. “Certain circles from the international community are trying to gather and activate certain groups that work on the destabilisation of Republika Srpska,” said Milorad …

BiH Momcilo Krajisnik, one of the highest ranking war-time members of the Bosnian Serb leadership, was transferred yesterday to the UK to serve his 20-year sentence for crimes committed against non-Serb civilians during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Krajisnik was sentenced on 17 March 2009 by the Appellate Chamber …

BiH The Bosnian Interior Ministry and the country’s Prosecution office have no knowledge of an alleged plan to assassinate RS PM Milorad Dodik. Dodik is heading the government of Bosnia’s Serb entity, and his life was reportedly threaded by the recently arrested criminal group led by Darko Elez.

BiH The current “very negative” political situation and stagnation of key reforms threaten to delay the closure of the Office of the High Representative, OHR, and move Bosnia away from EU and NATO membership, a senior US diplomat said. “What is especially frustrating is that we believe that, for most …

HOLLAND The prosecution hasn’t shown any serious intention to reduce the scope of this mega trial – Karadzic states in his letter to ICTY Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic said on Friday that, due to large number of documents and testimonies he needs to read, he requires additional 14.171 …

BiH Prijedlog o imenovanju Sadika Ahmetovića za novog ministra sigurnosti neće biti dostavljen parlamentu BiH sve dok SDA i Stranka za BiH ne pristanu na imenovanje direktora Regulatorne agencije za komunikacije (RAK) i Uprave za indirektno oporezivanje (UIO). “Prijedlog za imenovanje ministra neću proslijediti parlamentu dok ne završimo imenovanje direktora …

BiH The operational phase of NATO’s first major exercise in Bosnia kicked off on Friday in the north-western town of Banja Luka, as Banja Luka University students rallied for the demilitarisation of the country. “The meetings are not in protest and we are not gathering against something or somebody. To …

BiH Bosnia and Herzegovina has made no recent progress in its struggle against rampant corruption, the Bosnian branch of Transparency International, TI, reports. TI presented its findings at a Sarajevo press conference on Thursday. “Bosnia and Herzegovina has not achieved progress in implementing anti-corruption reforms and, unfortunately […] it is …

BiH Predstavnički dom parlamenta BiH nije jučer usvojio u prvom čitanju izmjene zakona o Sudu BiH i Tužilaštvu BiH kojim se produžava mandat međunarodnim sudijama i tužiocima koji rade na predmetima ratnih zločina. Izmjene ovih zakona nisu dobile potrebnu većinu iz RS te će biti upućene na usaglašavanje. Mandat međunarodnim …