The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury lifted the sanctions against Momcilo Krajišnik, Dragan Nikolić and Jovan Đog.
The abolition of sanctions, even when it comes to the deceased, is important because the family can dispose of the property of the deceased if it is in foreign banks, Banja Luka's Nezavisne Novine announced today.
In 2009, the Hague Tribunal sentenced Krajišnik to 20 years in prison for crimes against the non-Serb population in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Krajišnik, who was one of the wartime leaders of the Republika Srpska (RS) and the founder of the Serbian Democratic Party (SDS), was released in 2013, after serving two-thirds of his sentence.
He died on September 15 last year as a result of the coronavirus.
Nezavisne novine states that the lifting of sanctions against Krajišnik could be a prelude to the lifting of sanctions against SDS, which is still on the American blacklist.
Đogo was the head of security for former RS Army Commander Ratko Mladić, who was accused by the Hague Tribunal of genocide and war crimes in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).
Đogo was accused of helping Mladić hide.
The Balkan list of sanctions was introduced by former US President George Bush, and confirmed by all subsequent presidents.
Related Articles
Bonus video:
