Alija Balijagić was sentenced today to 40 years in prison for the aggravated murder of his brother and sister, Jovan (60) and Milenka Madžgalj (69), in Sokolac on October 25th last year.
Balijagić was convicted in the Higher Court in Bijelo Polje.
Prosecutor Vanja Rakonjac said on November 5, at the hearing where closing arguments were given, that all the evidence presented confirmed that Balijagić committed the crime in the manner described in the indictment.
She then recalled that Balijagić confessed to the crime, describing it in detail, and that at the time of the crime, as confirmed by the findings of a psychiatrist and psychologist, he was in a sane state.
"Balijagić described that he returned to the Madžgalja house when it got dark, took a concrete block and placed it under the window, climbed on it and observed the injured. He further states that at the moment when Jovan stood up and took the television remote control in his hands, he shot while it was facing him sideways, emphasizing that he shot Milenko because she called the police, and that he fired the second bullet for humane reasons," Rakonjac said on November 5.
She then noted that Balijagić said in his statement that he shot Jovan because he was rude to him and that he had chased him away from home and told him "to get lost so he wouldn't see him again", but that the evidence presented showed that he committed the act in cold blood in a treacherous manner at a moment when they were not expecting it, when they were relaxed in their home, not expecting any attack, and that he acted with direct intent.
"In the DNA analysis by the Forensic Center, Balijagić's traces were found on parts of the window, glass, a handkerchief on the floor, a drawer, the floor, a plastic bucket with cheese... Balijagić's DNA traces were found," said the prosecutor on November 5, who requested the harshest sentence under the law for Balijagić.
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