WAR CRIMINALS IN BOSNIA’S REPUBLIKA SRPSKA 2 November 2000 WHO ARE THE PEOPLE IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD? ICG Balkans Report N° 103 Sarajevo/Washington/Brussels Table of Contents MAP OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA ............................................................................................. i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS........................................................................ ii I. INTRODUCTION: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN REPUBLIKA SRPSKA ................................... 1 A. HIDING WAR CRIMINALS: A CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE............................................................................2 B. THE BACKGROUND: CRISIS STAFFS AND ETHNIC CLEANSING ....................................................................3 C. WHO IS INDICTABLE? ....................................................................................................................5 D. WHO INDICTS AND ARRESTS? ..........................................................................................................8 II. WHO AND WHERE ARE THEY TODAY? .................................................................................... 9 A. BIJELJINA..................................................................................................................................10 1. War Crimes Reported in Bijeljina .......................................................................................10 2. Today ..............................................................................................................................11 (a) Mirko Blagojevic ....................................................................................................................11 (b) Vojkan Djurkovic ...................................................................................................................12 (c) Jovan Acimovic .....................................................................................................................13 B. BRATUNAC AND SREBRENICA ..........................................................................................................13 1. War Crimes in Bratunac in 1992 ........................................................................................13 2. War Crimes Following the fall of Srebrenica, July 1995 .......................................................14 3. Today ..............................................................................................................................15 (a) Miroslav Deronjic...................................................................................................................15 (b) Ljubisav Simic .......................................................................................................................17 (c) Miodrag Josipovic ..................................................................................................................17 (d) Miladin Simic.........................................................................................................................18 (e) Novak Stjepanovic.................................................................................................................19 (f) Others..................................................................................................................................19 C. BRCKO .....................................................................................................................................20 1. Reported War Crimes in Brcko...........................................................................................20 2. Today ..............................................................................................................................21 (a) Djordje Ristanic.....................................................................................................................22 D. CAJNICE ...................................................................................................................................22 1. Reported War Crimes in Cajnice/Rudo ...............................................................................22 2. Today ..............................................................................................................................23 (a) Dusko Kornjaca.....................................................................................................................23 (b) Others..................................................................................................................................23 E. DOBOJ .....................................................................................................................................24 1. Reported War Crimes in Doboj ..........................................................................................24 2. Current situation in Doboj .................................................................................................25 (a) Milan Ninkovic.......................................................................................................................25 (b) Andrija Bjelosevic ..................................................................................................................26 (c) Vlado Djurdjevic ....................................................................................................................27 (d) Drago Ljubicic .......................................................................................................................27 F. FOCA .......................................................................................................................................27 1. War Crimes in Foca ..........................................................................................................27 2. Today ..............................................................................................................................28 (a) Zoran Vladicic .......................................................................................................................29 (b) Miodrag Koprivica..................................................................................................................29 (c) Brane Cosovic .......................................................................................................................30 (d) Boro Ivanovic........................................................................................................................30 (e) Vojislav Bodiroga...................................................................................................................31 (f) Simo Mojevic ........................................................................................................................31 (g) Petar Mihajlovic.....................................................................................................................32 (h) Velibor Ostojic.......................................................................................................................32 (i) Petar Cancar .........................................................................................................................33 (j) Vojislav Maksimovic ...............................................................................................................33 G. GACKO AND TREBINJE ..................................................................................................................33 1. Reported War Crimes in Gacko..........................................................................................33 2. Today ..............................................................................................................................34 (a) Milijan Miric ..........................................................................................................................34 (b) Bozidar Vucurovic..................................................................................................................34 H. HAN PIJESAK .............................................................................................................................35 1. Reported War Crimes in Han Pijesak..................................................................................35 2. Today ..............................................................................................................................35 (a) Bogdan Todorovic .................................................................................................................35 (b) Goran Kanostravac ................................................................................................................35 (c) Dusan Gasevic ......................................................................................................................35 (d) Others..................................................................................................................................36 I. KLJUC ......................................................................................................................................36 1. Reported War Crimes in Kljuc............................................................................................36 2. Today ..............................................................................................................................36 (a) Marko Adamovic....................................................................................................................36 (b) Marko Samardzija..................................................................................................................37