Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Milan Todovic (left) in court with his lawyer. Photo courtesy of the Bosnian Court.

The Appeals Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday confirmed the December 2018 verdict, which found former Bosnian Serb soldier Milan Todovic guilty of raping a Bosniak woman in the eastern Bosnian town of Foca during the 1992-5 war and holding her in sexual captivity.

Bosnian state court. Photo: BIRN

Bosnia's state court, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has confirmed an indictment charging a former Bosnian Serb policeman with crimes against humanity for leading an attack aimed at driving Bosniaks from the municipality of Bihac in 1992.

The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has charged Munib Ahmetspahic - who was previously acquitted of having a role in the 2011 attack on the US embassy in Bosnia - with membership of a terrorist formation in Syria.

Media experts have criticised the Bosnian State Court's request for a new law regulating media reporting on criminal cases, calling it an unwarranted attempt to interfere with journalists' reporting and work.

Media expert Mehmed Halilovic said the State Court's call for regulations on media reporting "lacked foundation".

The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina was expected on Wednesday to rule on a regulation obliging the Border Police of BiH to shave and on whether this violates their right to manifest their religious belief.

The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has acquitted war commander Naser Oric, whom Serbia is seeking for war crimes against prisoners of Serb ethnicity in the Bratunac and Srebrenica areas. The BiH Prosecutor's Office filed charges against Naser Oric and Sabahudin Muhic on August 27 2015.

The International Court of Justice in The Hague rejected the request for revision of a judgement submitted to the court on 25 February by Sakib Softic, in the name of the Bosniaks led by Bosniak member of the BiH Presidency Bakir Izetbegovic.

SARAJEVO - The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on Thursday annulled the results of the September 25 Republika Srpska Day referendum due to what it said was non-compliance with the BiH constitution, the RTRS reported.

The European Court of Auditors said on Thursday that in comparison to projects in the field of rule of law, relatively small amounts of money had been allocated for financing projects in the field of freedom of the media, prosecutors' offices and the fight against organised crime and corruption.

BRUSSELS - The referendum in Republika Srpska (RS) has no legal basis, the European Commission said Monday.