WEEKLY ACTIVITIES OF THE COURT OF BiH Section I, II and III (22 December 2014 – 26 December 2014) MONDAY, 22 December 2014 Friday, 19 December 2014I • The Court pronounced the first-instance Verdict in the Srđan Antunović (S1 2 K 016059 14 K2) case acquitting the accused Srđan Antunović of the charges for the criminal offence of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs. • In the Ekrem Ibračević et al. (S1 1 K 016488 14 KrI) case, the Court reviewed justification of prohibitive measures for the accused Ekrem Ibračević, Faruk Smajlović and Sejdalija Čović. The Court found that reasons for the measures still remain. The next review will be on 19 February 2015. • In the Mario Ćosić et al. (S1 2 K 014792 14 K) case, the Court rendered the decision terminating for the suspect Aldin Zatagić the following prohibitive measures: ban on leaving the region of Central Bosnia Canton; ban on traveling; ban on meeting with certain persons; mandatory reporting to the relevant Police Station, while in relation to the accused Miroslav Ćosić the measure of a mandatory reporting to the relevant Police Station. Other measures in relation to the accused Miroslav Ćosić shall remain in force. The next review will be on 19 February 2015. • As part of the Court Support Network project, the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Republika Srpska organized the visit to the Court for a group of 50 law students from Mostar. The purpose of the visit is to inform the students about the structure and work of the Court. In the first part of the visit, the students had an opportunity to see a video footage of a trial held before the Section I for War Crimes. After that, the students were informed of the organization, jurisdiction, work and significance of the Court through presentations of the Legal Department and Public Information and Outreach Section representatives. ****** • On 19 December 2014, the Court reviewed justification of prohibitive measures in the Ramo Brkić et al. (S1 2 K 008645 14 Kžk) case for the accused Senad Šabić. The Court found that reasons for the measures still remain. The next review will be on 19 February 2015. • In the Umrislav Jozić et al. (S1 1 K 007527 14 Krn) case, the Court rendered the decision dated 18 December 2014 imposing on the suspects Umrislav Jozić, Luka Jozić and Mato Jozić the following prohibitive measures: ban on meeting with certain persons; mandatory reporting to the relevant Police Station. Umrislav Jozić, Luka Jozić and Mato Jozić are suspected of the criminal offence of War Crimes against Civilians. • On 16 December 2014, the Court confirmed the Indictment in the Mile Puljić (S1 1 K 017799 14 Kro) case charging Mile Puljić with the criminal offence of Crimes against Humanity. • In the Hamdo Dacić et al. (S1 2 K 003354 14 Kž) case, the Court sent out the second-instance Verdict on 16 December 2014 under which the Prosecution appeal is refused as unfounded, and the Verdict of the Court dated 31 January 2014 confirmed in paragraph I of the Verdict. At the same time, the appeal by the Defense Counsel for the accused Haris Zornić and Acik Can, and in view of the appeal by the Defense Counsel for the accused Haris Zornić, accused Acik Can and legal entity “Majorka” d.o.o. Sarajevo, is granted and thus the Verdict dated 31 January 2014 is revised in Paragraphs II, II-6) of the Verdict, in as much as the accused Haris Zornić, Can Acik and legal entity „Majorka“ d.o.o. Sarajevo, are acquitted of the charges for the criminal offense of Money Laundering and in relation to the accused Can Acik, the charges are dismissed related to Paragraph II-7) of the Trial Verdict about the criminal offense of Illegal Production and Distribution of Narcotic Drugs. • On 16 December 2014, the Court sent out the second-instance Verdict in the Saša Radošević (S1 2 K 009843 14 Kž) case dismissing as unfounded the appeal filed by the accused Saša Radošević and confirming the Court’s Verdict of 31 March 2014. • On 10 December 2014, the Court sent out the second-instance Verdict in the Najdan Mlađenović et al. (S1 1 K 009947 14 Krž) case dismissing as unfounded the appeals filed by the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH and Defence Lawyer for the accused Najdan Mlađenović and confirming the Court’s Verdict of 4 March 2014. • On 1 December 2014, the Court confirmed the Indictment in the Mesud Begić et al. (S1 2 K 009401 14 Ko) case charging Mesud Begić, Arif Čović, Almir Čović, Đulaga Čović, Hasib Čović, Ale Čović, Husmir Čović, Safet Šabić, Rasim Čović and Emir Recep Secgin with the criminal offence of Organized Crime in conjunction with the criminal offence of Smuggling of Persons. • On 31 October 2014, the Court confirmed the Indictment in the Bojan Starović (S1 3 K 017364 14 Kps) case charging Bojan Starović with the criminal offence of Counterfeiting of Money. ****** Monday, 22 December 2014 • In the Andrija Bjelošević et al. (S1 1 K 014931 14 Krn) case, the Court rendered the decision extending custody for the suspect Andrija Bjelošević for two months. Pursuant to this decision his custody may last until 23 February 2015. In relation to the suspects Milan Savić and Dušan Kuzmanović, the Court rendered the decision terminating custody and imposing on them the following prohibitive measures: ban on leaving the place of residence (house arrest) and ban on travelling; ban on meeting with certain persons. The next review of justification of prohibitive measures will be on 22 February 2015. • The Court rendered the decision in the Mile Puljić (S1 1 K 017799 14 Kro) case imposing on the accused Mile Puljić the following prohibitive measures: ban on leaving the place of residence; ban on travelling; ban on meeting and contacting with certain persons; mandatory reporting to the relevant Police Station, once a week. The next review will be on 22 February 2015. • At the plea hearing before Section I for War Crimes of the Court, in the Dragan Maksimović (S1 1 K 016604 14 Kro) case, the accused Dragan Maksimović failed to appear. Dragan Maksimović is charged with the criminal offence of War Crimes against Civilians. • The Court reviewed justification of prohibitive measures in the Novak Mitrović et al. (S1 1 K 016205 14 KrI) case for the accused Novak Mitrović and Dragan Glogovac. The Court found that reasons for the measures still remain. The next review will be on 22 February 2015. • In the Andrija Bjelošević et al. (S1 1 K 014931 14 Krn) case, the Court rendered the decision terminating custody for the suspects Marinko Đukić, Miroslav Pijunović and Dobrivoje Ćulibrk and imposing on them the following prohibitive measures: ban on travelling; ban on meeting with certain persons; mandatory reporting to the relevant Police Station, once a week. The next review will be on 22 February 2015. • The Court rendered the decision in the Vlado Delić et al. (S1 2 K 016661 14 K) case separating the proceedings in relation to the accused Aleksandar Milinić, therefore from now on this case shall be processed under the number of Aleksandar Milinić (S1 2 K 017951 14 K). • Upon consideration and acceptance of a Plea agreement, the Court pronounced the Verdict in the Zoran Gudalo (S1 2 K 017255 14 K2) case finding the accused Zoran Gudalo guilty of the criminal offence of IllegalTrade. In that regard, the Court sentenced the accused to eight months in prison. The Court seized from the accused the ill-gotten gain in the amount of BAM 1,369.08. • In the Nenad Petrović et al. (S1 2 K 017151 14 Ko) case, the Court confirmed the Indictment charging Nenad Petrović and Mića Trifković with the criminal offence of Embezzlement in Office. • In the Miroslav Škalonja et al. (S1 3 K 017724 14 Kpp) case, the Court rendered the decision extending custody for the suspects Miroslav Škalonja and Davor Vuković for two months. Pursuant to this decision their custody may last until 23 February 2015. Miroslav Škalonja and Davor Vuković are suspected of the criminal offence of Counterfeiting of Money. Case Section I Goran Sarić S1 1 K 007949 13 KrI Section I Mensur Memić et al. S1 1 K 003369 10 KrI Section I Dragan Šekarić S1 1 K 014550 14 KrI Section I Pero Radišić S1 1 K 008691 14 KrI Section I Petar Kovačević S1 1 K 014093 14 KrI Section I Abduladhim Maktouf S1 1 K 013517 14 Krž Section I Savo Tepić et al. S1 1 K 014788 14 KrI Trial panel Staniša Gluhajić Željka Marenić Minka Kreho Željka Marenić Vesna Jesenković Staniša Gluhajić Mira Smajlović Zoran Božić Mediha Pašić Jasmina Kosović Darko Samardžić Davorin Jukić Davorin Jukić Darko Samardžić Jasmina Kosović Mirko Božović Mirza Jusufović Redžib Begić Zoran Božić Mediha Pašić Mira Smajlović Hearing Continuation of trial Continuation of trial Defence witness heard Continuation of trial Two Court's witnesses heard Status conference Continuation of trial Prosecutor's witness heard Session of the Appellate Panel postponed Continuation of trial Two Prosecutor's witnesses heard Section I Dragan Maksimović S1 1 K 016604 14 Kro Darko Samardžić Section I Mile Puljić S1 1 K 017799 14 Kro Section I Andrija Bjelošević et al. S1 1 K 014931 14 Krn Section II Zoran Božić Darko Samardžić Jasmina Kosović Davorin Jukić Ranko Debevec Plea hearing Heairng re Prosecutor's motion to order prohibitive measures upon confirmation of the Indictment Hearing re Prosecutor's motion to extend custody Commencement of trial postponed Božidar Kundert et al. S1 2 K 017740 14 K Section II Zijad Turković et al. S1 2 K 006087 14 Kžk Section II Nikola Šego et al. S1 2 K 003346 12 Kž Section II Aleksandar Ivković et al. S1 2 K 014954 14 K Section II Vlado Ilić et al. S1 2 K 009050 13 K Section II Ćamil Haračić et al. S1 2 K 012690 14 K Section II Vlado Delić et al. S1 2 K 016661 14 K Section II Zoran Gudalo S1 2 K 017255 14 K Section III Miroslav Škalonja et al. S1 3 K 017724 14 Kpp Tatjana Kosović Hasija Mašović Senadin Begtašević Mirko Božović Miloš Babić Hilmo Vučinić Miloš Babić Mirko Božović Branko Perić Mirsad Strika Tatjana Kosović Nenad Šeleda Biljana Ćuković Izo Tankić Nenad Šeleda Izo Tankić Biljana Ćuković Tatjana Kosović Mirsad Strika Branko Perić Izo Tankić Nenad Šeleda Biljana Ćuković Biljana Ćuković Nenad Šeleda Izo Tankić until 12 January 2015 Continuation of trial before the Appellate Panel postponed Session of the Appellate Panel Continuation of trial Prosecutor's witness heard Continuation of trial Defence witness heard and physical evidences presented Commencement of trial Continuation of trial Two Prosecutor's witnesses heard Plea agreement hearing Pronouncement of the Verdict Hearing re Prosecutor's motion to extend custody TUESDAY, 23 December 2014 • The Court rendered the decision in the Sandro Soče et al. (S1 2 K 012122 14 K) case separating the proceedings in relation to the accused Tomislav Pervan, Josip Miličević and Kristijan Majić, therefore from now on this case shall be processed under the number of Tomislav Pervan et al. (S1 2 K 017944 14 K). • Upon consideration and acceptance of a Plea agreement, the Court pronounced the Verdict in the Tomislav Pervan et al. (S1 2 K 017944 14 K) case finding the accused Tomislav Pervan and Josip Miličević guilty of continued criminal offence of Counterfeiting of Money and the accused Kristijan Majić of the criminal offence of Counterfeiting of Money. In that regard, the Court sentenced the accused Pervan and Miličević to eight months in prison each and imposed on the accused Majić a suspended sentence in the duration of three months in prison, which shall not be executed if the accused within one year and six months period of time, as of the day the Verdict becomes final, does not commit a new criminal offence. In relation to the accused Miličević, the Court rendered the decision terminating his custody. • At the plea hearing before Section III for General Crime of the Court, in the Bojan Starović (S1 3 K 017364 14 Kps) case, the accused Bojan Starović pleaded not guilty of the criminal offence of Counterfeiting of Money. Case Section I Savo Babić S1 1 K 003807 14 Kžk Trial panel Redžib Begić Mirza Jusufović Miloš Babić Hearing Continuation of trial before the Appellate Panel Section I Ekrem Ibračević et al. S1 1 K 016488 14 KrI Section I Bosiljko Marković et al. S1 1 K 012024 14 KrI Section I Muhamed Šišić et al. S1 1 K 016447 14 KrI Section I Goran Vujović et al. S1 1 K 014293 14 KrI Section I Oliver Krsmanović S1 1 K 006028 11 KrI Section II Sandro Soče et al. S1 2 K 012122 14 K Šaban Maksumić Vesna Jesenković Staniša Gluhajić Šaban Maksumić Vesna Jesenković Staniša Gluhajić Davorin Jukić Jasmina Kosović Darko Samardžić Minka Kreho Željka Marenić Halil Lagumdžija Darko Samardžić Jasmina Kosović Davorin Jukić Biljana Ćuković Nenad Šeleda Izo Tankić Section II Tomislav Pervan et al. S1 2 K 017944 14 K Biljana Ćuković Continuation of trial Prosecutor's witness heard Continuation of trial Prosecutor's witness heard Continuation of trial Continuation of trial Prosecutor's witness heard Continuation of trial Continuation of trial Prosecutor's expert witness and three witnesses heard Plea agreement hearing Pronouncement of the Verdict Section III Dragoljub Milović et al. S1 3 K 015797 14 K Branko Perić Commencement of trial Minka Kreho Plea hearing Section III Bojan Starović S1 3 K 017364 14 Kps WEDNESDAY, 24 December 2014 • In the Goran Mrđa et al. (S1 1 K 012010 14 Krn) case, the Court rendered the decision ordering the suspects Goran Mrđa and Milorad Mrđa into one-month custody. Pursuant to this decision the custody may last until 23 January 2015. In relation to the suspects Mile Kokot and Ranko Mrđa, the Court imposed the following prohibitive measures: ban on leaving the place of residence and ban on travelling; ban on meeting with certain persons; mandatory reporting to the relevant Police Station, twice a week. The next review of justification of prohibitive measures will be on 24 February 2015. Goran Mrđa, Milorad Mrđa, Mile Kokot and Ranko Mrđa are suspected of the criminal offence of War Crimes against Civilians. • The Court reviewed justification of prohibitive measures in the Bosiljko Marković et al. (S1 1 K 012024 13 KrI) case for the accused Bosiljko Marković and Ostoja Marković. The Court found that reasons for the measures still remain. The next review will be on 24 February 2015. • In the Adin Subašić et al. (S1 2 K 014155 14 Krn) case, the Court reviewed justification of prohibitive measures for the suspects Adin Subašić and Džemal Škrijelj. The Court found that reasons for the measures still remain. The next review will be on 24 February 2015. • The Court rendered the decision in the Nenad Petrović et al. (S1 2 K 017151 14 Ko) case terminating prohibitive measures for the accused Nenad Petrović and Mića Trifković. • In the Damir Trifković (S1 3 K 017347 14 Kps) case, the Court accepted the Sentencing Warrant of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH and pronounced the Verdict by which the accused Damir Trifković was found guilty of the criminal offence of Counterfeiting of Money. In that regard, the Court imposed on the accused a suspended sentence in the duration of three months in prison which shall not be executed if the accused within one year period of time, as of the day the Verdict becomes final, does not commit a new criminal offence. Case Section I Vitomir Racković S1 1 K 014365 13 KrI Section I Ostoja Stanišić et al. S1 1 K 010315 12 KrI Section I Goran Popović S1 1 K 013866 14 KrI Section I Marinko Bjelica et al. S1 1 K 014590 14 KrI Section I Gligor Begović S1 1 K 016600 14 KrI Section I Mitar Vlasenko et al. S1 1 K 016065 14 KrI Trial panel Zoran Božić Mediha Pašić Mira Smajlović Staniša Gluhajić Vesna Jesenković Šaban Maksumić Staniša Gluhajić Šaban Maksumić Vesna Jesenković Željka Marenić Minka Kreho Jasmina Kosović Minka Kreho Željka Marenić Halil Lagumdžija Vesna Jesenković Šaban Maksumić Staniša Gluhajić Section I Goran Mrđa et al. S1 1 K 012010 14 Krn Halil Lagumdžija Section II Nenad Petrović et al. S1 2 K 017151 14 Ko Darko Samardžić Hearing Continuation of trial Two Defence witnesses heard Continuation of trial Prosecution presented its physical evidences Continuation of trial Prosecutor's witness heard Continuation of trial Two Prosecutor's witnesses heard Continuation of trial Prosecutor's witness heard Continuation of trial Prosecutor's witness heard Hearing re Prosecutor's motion to order custody and prohibitive measures Hearing re Prosecutor's motion to extend prohibitive measures upon confirmation of the Indictment Section III Damir Grahović et al. S1 3 K 014523 14 K Biljana Ćuković Section III Damir Trifković S1 3 K 017347 14 Kps Minka Kreho Commencement of trial Issuance of Sentencing Warrant of the Prosecutor's Office of BiH Pronouncement of the Verdict THURSDAY, 25 December 2014 • The Court rendered the decision in the Radosav Milovanović (S1 1 K 017958 14 Krn) case imposing on the suspect Radosav Milovanović the measure of ban on meeting or connecting with witnesses in any matter whatsoever. Radosav Milovanović is suspected of the criminal offence of War Crimes against Civilians. • In the Jasmin Čoloman (S1 1 K 016464 14 KrI) case, the Court reviewed justification of prohibitive measures for the accused Jasmin Čoloman. The Court found that reasons for the measures still remain. The next review will be on 25 February 2015. • The Court pronounced the first-instance Verdict in the Dragan Doderović et al. (S1 2 K 015877 14 K) case finding the accused Dragan Doderović, Aleksandar Međedović, Adis Hadžimahović, Mijomir Tomanović, Dragan Slijepčević, Zdravko Rončević, Puniša Nikolić, Danilo Božović, Ilija Bumbić and Slobodan Papović guilty of the criminal offence of Organized Crime in conjunction with the criminal offence of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs. In that regard, the Court imposed on the accused the following prison sentences: Dragan Doderović and Aleksandar Međedović four years each; Adis Hadžimahović, Puniša Nikolić, Danilo Božović and Ilija Bumbić three years each; Mijomir Tomanović, Dragan Slijepčević, Zdravko Rončević and Slobodan Papović two years each. The Court seized from the accused Nikolić, Tomanović, Božović, Rončević, Slijepčević and Hadžimahović items used in the perpetration of a criminal offence and from the accused Rončević also narcotic drugs marijuana-skunk, in total of 61 kilograms and 470 grams. The Court acquitted the accused Hadžimahović and Tomanović of some charges. In relation to the accused Međedović, Nikolić and Božović, the Court rendered the decision extending custody which may last up to nine months more precisely until 25 September 2015 or until the Court renders a new decision. In relation to the accused Doderović, Hadžimahović, Tomanović, Slijepčević, Rončević, Bumbić and Papović, the Court rendered the decision extending prohibitive measures. Case Section I Nihad Bojadžić S1 1 K 008494 12 KrI Trial panel Enida Hadžiomerović Mira Smajlović Zoran Božić Section I Radosav Milovanović S1 1 K 017958 14 Krn Staniša Gluhajić Section II Nenad Šeleda Biljana Ćuković Izo Tankić Dragan Doderović et al. S1 2 K 015877 14 K Hearing Continuation of trial Two Defence witnesses heard Hearing re Prosecutor's motion to order custody Pronouncement of the first-instance Verdict Section II Svetozar Perućica et al. S1 2 K 017854 14 Ko Šaban Maksumić Procedural issues FRIDAY, 26 December 2014 • At the plea hearing before Section I for War Crimes of the Court, in the Dragan Marjanović iet al. (S1 1 K 017626 14 Kro) case, the accused Dragan Marjanović, Saša Gavranović, Vitomir Dević, Zoran Šljuka, Dragomir Kezunović and Dario Slavuljica pleaded not guilty of the criminal offence of Crimes against Humanity. • At the plea hearing before Section II for organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption of the Court, in the Nevenko Božičić et al. (S1 2 K 017287 14 Ko) case, the accused Nevenko Božičić and Slavko Bibić pleaded not guilty of the criminal offence of Counterfeiting of Money. Case Section I Safet Mujčinović et al. S1 1 K 012159 13 KrI Trial panel Vesna Jesenković Šaban Maksumić Staniša Gluhajić Hearing Status conference Section I Dragan Marjanović et al. S1 1 K 017626 14 Kro Halil Lagumdžija Plea hearing Jasmina Kosović Plea agreement hearing Section II Radan Gavrić S1 2 K 017360 14 Ko Section II Nevenko Božičić et al. S1 2 K 017287 14 Ko Mira Smajlović Plea hearing Vesna Jesenković Plea hearing Section III Veldin Oklopčić S1 3 K 017278 14 Kps NEXT WEEK • Plea hearing before Section I for War Crimes of the Court, in the Jozo Đojić (S1 1 K 017362 14 Kro) case, is scheduled to take place on Monday 29 December 2014, starting at 11.00 a.m. in Courtroom 3. Jozo Đojić is charged with the criminal offence of War Crimes against Civilians. • For Tuesday 30 December 2014, scheduled in the following cases: • Araz Jukić (S1 2 K 017073 14 K) commencement of trial before Section II for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption of the Court, in starting at 10.00 a.m. in Courtroom 6. • Andrea Lucić (S1 3 K 017079 14 K) plea agreement hearing before Section III for General Crime of the Court, starting at 1.00 p.m. in Courtroom 5. Andrea Lucić is charged with the criminal offence of Counterfeiting of Money. • Prosecution closing arguments before Section I for War Crimes of the Court, in the Ivan Zelenika et al. (S1 1 K 009124 12 KrI) case, is scheduled to take place on Tuesday 30 December 2014, starting at 9.00 a.m. in Courtroom 4. STATISTICS WITNESS SUPPORT SECTION Section No. of cases No. of witnesses War Crimes 15 25 Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption 0 0 Number of hearings held in Courtrooms 1-8 Number of requests for AV materials (Public Information Section) 56 20 In order to subscribe or unsubscribe from the list, please send an email: [email protected], www.sudbih.gov.ba On duty phone +387 61 475 205 The weekly review of the Court’s activities contains activities from previous week which were not contained in previous weekly review. I