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Number: X-KR/06/236 Sarajevo, 6 November 2008 in the NAME OF SUD BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE СУД БОСНЕ И ХЕРЦЕГОВИНЕ Ref. number: X-KR/06/236 Sarajevo, 6 November 2008 IN THE NAME OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Panel comprising Judge Staniša Gluhajić as the Presiding Judge, judges Merja Halme-Korhonen and Georges Reniers, as members of the Panel, in the criminal case against the accused Zdravko Božić et al. for the criminal offense of Crimes against Humanity in violation of Article 172(1)(h) in conjunction with sub-paragraphs (a), (d), (e) and (k) of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina (hereinafter: CC of BiH), as read with Article 180(1) of the CC of BiH, all in conjunction with Article 29 of the CC of BiH, upon the Indictment of the Prosecutor's Office of BiH, Ref. number KT-RZ-132/06 dated 13 December 2006, which was confirmed on 21 December 2006 and amended at the main trial of 25 September 2008, having held an oral and public main trial with the public excluded from a part of the trial, in the presence of the accused, their Defense Counsel and the Prosecutor of the Prosecutor's Office of BiH, rendered and on 6 November 2008 publicly pronounced the following V E R D I C T ACCUSED: MLADEN BLAGOJEVIĆ, born on 22 March 1971 in Bratunac, son of Radisav and Milosava, nee Obaškić, married, father of one underage child, literate, of … ethnicity, originally from …, citizen of …, Personal Identification Number /JMB/ …, served the army of SFRY in Belgrade 1990 to 1991, previous conviction for …, arriving in BiH on 15 November 2006; held in custody pursuant to this Court's Decision I I S G U I L T Y Of the following: Between 11 and 18 July 1995, as part of a widespread and systematic attack by the military and the police of Republika Srpska targeting the Bosniak civilian population of the UN protected area – Srebrenica enclave, knowing of the attack, as a member of the Military Police Unit of the Bratunac Light Infantry Brigade, he persecuted Bosniak civilian population on political, national, ethnic, cultural and religious grounds by committing other inhumane acts inasmuch as: Kraljice Jelene br. 88, 71 000 Sarajevo, Bosna i Hercegovina, Phone: 033 707 100, Fax: 033 707 225 1. On the night of 13/14 July 1995, at Vuk Karadžić Primary School (now known as the Branko Radičević School) in Bratunac, Municipality of Bratunac, while there were several hundred civilian Bosniak men detained in the school, one of the Bosniak men appeared at the window of a room at the school, whereupon, he pointed a Browning machine gun, mounted on a Pintzgauer, at the window at which the Bosniak man appeared and opened fire from it targeting both this man and the other Bosniak men inside the same room, while the bullets hit the window and the wall around the window. Therefore, in the context of a widespread and systematic attack directed against Bosniak civilian population, knowing of such an attack, he persecuted the civilian population on national, ethnic and religious grounds, committing other inhumane acts Whereby, he committed the criminal offense of Crimes against Humanity in violation of Article 172(1)(h) in conjunction with sub-paragraph (k) of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as read with Article 180(1) of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Therefore, pursuant to Article 285 of CPC BiH, applying Articles 39, 42, 48 and 49 of CC BiH, the Court hereby S E N T E N C E S him to IMPRISONMENT FOR A TERM OF 7 (SEVEN) YEARS Pursuant to Article 56 of CC BiH, the time which the accused spent in custody under the decisions of this Court, starting from 17 November 2006 onwards shall be credited towards the pronounced sentence. Pursuant to Article 188(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the accused is relieved of the duty to reimburse the costs of the criminal proceedings and fees so they shall be paid from the budget of the Court. II Pursuant to Article 284(1)(c) of CPC of BiH, the accused Mladen Blagojević, whose personal details are given in the operative part herein, and the accused persons: 2 2. ZDRAVKO BOŽIĆ, born on 3 May 1964 in Lašva, Zenica Municipality, son of Trivo and Milica, nee Bencun, … by ethnicity, single, completed high school education, indigent, served the army in 1992, previous conviction for …, then deported from the United States and arrived in BiH on 30 June 2006, held in custody pursuant to this Court's Decision 3. ŽELJKO ZARIĆ, born on 3 October 1973 in Slapašnica, Municipality of Bratunac, son of Radojko and Milenija, nee Jokić, laborer, unemployed, citizen of …, … ethnicity, Personal Identification Number /JMB/ …, ID card No. …, issued by …, residing at …, previous convictions not known; held in custody pursuant to this Court’s Decision, and 4. ZORAN ŽIVANOVIĆ, a.k.a. Snajper, born on 29 August 1972 in Ljubovija, son of Jevto and Milosava, nee Vuksić, car mechanic, unemployed, citizen of …, of … ethnicity, resident of …, Personal Identification Number /JMB/: …, ID card No. …, issued by …, previous convictions not known; held in custody pursuant to this Court’s Decision ARE ACQUITTED OF THE CHARGES That, Zdravko Božić, Mladen Blagojević, Željko Zarić and Zoran Živanović together: 1. On the night of 13/14 July 1995, at Vuk Karadžić Primary School (now known as the Branko Radičević School) in Bratunac, Municipality of Bratunac, Zdravko Božić, Mladen Blagojević, Željko Zarić and Zoran Živanović, guarded, controlled or otherwise provided security at the temporary detention facilities in and around the school using force and the threat of force to contain 2,000 to 3,000 unarmed civilian Bosniak men within the confines of the school and its buildings, the detainees having been captured from a column of Bosniak men that were fleeing from the attack against Srebrenica enclave or had been separated at Potočari from Bosniak women and children, and then had been transported to Bratunac; and, thereby prevented their freedom of movement and deprived them of liberty. 2. On the night of 13/14 July 1995, in and around Vuk Karadžić Primary School (now known as the Branko Radičević School) in Bratunac, Municipality of Bratunac, Zdravko Božić, Mladen Blagojević, Željko Zarić and Zoran Živanović, in providing security in and around the school, participated in the mistreatment, beatings, cruel treatment and acts causing terror perpetrated by other VRS and RS MUP members of the Bosnian Serb forces that detained the 2,000 to 3,000 unarmed civilian Bosniak men inside the school and its surrounding area. 3 3. On 14 July 1995, at Vuk Karadžić Primary School (now known as Branko Radičević School) in Bratunac, Municipality of Bratunac, Zdravko Božić, Mladen Blagojević, Željko Zarić and Zoran Živanović, participated in securing the school against escape by the unlawfully detained civilian Bosniak men by guarding the exterior of the building and the surrounding grounds, whereupon unidentified members of the RS MUP, with the intention to kill, fired at five (5) unidentified detained civilian Bosniak men who were attempting to escape from the confines of the school building with their pistols, thereby depriving them of their lives. 4. On 14 July 1995, at Vuk Karadžić Primary School (now known as the Branko Radičević School) in Bratunac, Municipality of Bratunac, Zdravko Božić, Mladen Blagojević, Željko Zarić and Zoran Živanović, participated in securing the school against escape by the unlawfully detained civilian Bosniak men by guarding the exterior of the building and the surrounding grounds whereupon unidentified members of the VRS, with the intention to kill, shot and unlawfully killed one unidentified detained civilian Bosniak man by automatic gunfire who was attempting to escape from the confines of the school building, thereby depriving him of his life. 5. On 14 July 1995, in Bratunac, Municipality of Bratunac, Zdravko Božić, Mladen Blagojević, Željko Zarić and Zoran Živanović, provided security for the area around Vuk Karadžić Primary School (now know as the Branko Radičević School), while Bosniak men were being coerced out of the school building by members of the VRS and RS MUP personnel and Zoran Živanović, and onto awaiting transport knowing that the civilian Bosniak men were to be transported to other temporary detention facilities in or around the Municipality of Zvornik or otherwise away from Srebrenica enclave, and then they provided security escort for the transportation, and unloading at the destination detention facility, thereby participating in the forcible transfer of the detainees. 6. On 14 July 1995, at Grbavci School, in Orahovac, Municipality of Zvornik, Zdravko Božić, Mladen Blagojević, Željko Zarić and Zoran Živanović, after providing security escort for the transportation of the Bosniak detainees from Bratunac, guarded, controlled, or otherwise provided security at the school gymnasium and the confines of the school playground that contained between 1,000 and 2,500 unarmed civilian Bosniak men that had been transferred there from temporary detention facilities and areas in Bratunac on or about 14 July 1995 and prevented their freedom of movement and deprived them of liberty. 7. On 14 July 1995, at Grbavci School, in Orahovac, Municipality of Zvornik, Zdravko Božić, Mladen Blagojević, Željko Zarić and Zoran Živanović participated in the mistreatment, beatings, cruel treatment and acts causing terror perpetrated by other VRS and RS MUP members of the Bosnian Serb forces that detained the 1,000 to 2,500 unarmed civilian Bosniak men detained inside the school and its surrounding area. Zdravko Božić, Željko Zarić
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