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SARAJEVO, January 7 (FENA) - The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina confirmed, on 23 November 2020, an indictment in the case of Brane Petković charging the accused with the commission of the criminal offense of War Crimes against Civilians under Article 173(1) a), b) and c) of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CC BiH), specifically: attack on civilian population and settlements, which results in the death, grave bodily injuries or serious damage to people’s health; indiscriminate attack harming the civilian population; killings, intentional infliction of severe physical or mental pain or suffering upon a person (torture), inhuman treatment, all as read with Article 21 of the CC BiH and Article 180(2) of the CC BiH.
The indictment, inter alia, alleges that, in violation of the rules of international law at the time of war and armed conflict, as the de iure and de facto superior to the Commander of the Regional Territorial Defense Staff of the Serb Municipality Goražde, commanders and members of the Company of the Municipal Territorial Defense Staff of the Serb Municipality of Goražde, although he knew or had reason to know that his subordinates were under preparations to commit a crime, namely that they had already committed a crime, the accused Brane Petković omitted to undertake the necessary and reasonable measures to prevent the commission of the crime, namely to punish the perpetrators of the criminal offense, stated the BiH Court.
(FENA) S. R.
