SARAJEVO, MAY 23 (ONASA) – At a conference in Ljubljana, the chief prosecutor of the BiH Prosecutor’s Office, Milanko Kajganić, presented the work of the Special Department for War Crimes, through almost two decades of work and existence.
Among other things, it was pointed out that the PORZ of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH brought indictments for serious violations of international humanitarian law against more than 1,000 individual accused persons, as well as that on the basis of these indictments, more than 320 defendants, including 6 women, more than 3,450 years of prison sentences were imposed, which clearly speaks of the contribution of prosecutors and the staff of the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the fight against impunity.
Testimonies of more than 13,000 witnesses were heard in the courtrooms, whose testimony proved the responsibility of the accused for war crimes in all parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Regional and international cooperation, which is intensively carried out by this prosecutor’s office, was highlighted, as well as the fact that international warrants were issued for dozens of suspects and accused persons, and in the past almost 20 years, suspects have been extradited to BiH from countries around the world, including EU countries. , as well as overseas countries.
Chief prosecutor Kajganić announced the continuation of the fight against impunity for war crimes, in cooperation with the partner prosecutor’s office at the MRMKS, along with instruments of regional and international cooperation.
The eighth European days of the fight against impunity for genocide were organized by the Council of Europe, the European Commission, Eurojust and the EU Network for the Investigation and Prosecution of Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes, with the participation of the European Commissioner for Justice.
The event could also be followed via the official EUROJUST YouTube channel.