The Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and HerzegovinaNews
INDICTMENT FILED FOR WAR CRIMES AGAINST CIVILIANS
03.09.2024. 10:34
The Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina filed an
indictment against Ramiz Duraković, born in 1961 in Prijepolje, citizen of
Serbia and FR Germany.
He is accused that he, as the commander of 43rd Brigade of the Army of BiH, was responsible for the crimes committed against victims of Serb ethnicity in the area of Čajniče in 1993, because he knew about the crimes committed and did not take any necessary and reasonable measures to punish the perpetrators.
The accused is charged with the criminal offence of War crimes against civilians set out in Article 142 (1) of the Criminal Code of the SFRY.
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina confirmed the indictment.
*Note on the principle of presumption of innocence
This announcement does not prejudice the outcome of the criminal proceedings and does not violate the principle of the presumption of innocence. A person shall be considered innocent of a crime until guilt has been established by a final verdict (Article 3, paragraph 1 of the CPC BiH).
This announcement does not prejudice the outcome of the criminal proceedings and does not violate the principle of the presumption of innocence. A person shall be considered innocent of a crime until guilt has been established by a final verdict (Article 3, paragraph 1 of the CPC BiH).
