The Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) filed an indictment against 13 former commanders and members of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who are accused of war crimes against victims of Serbian nationality in Jošanica near Foča in December 1992.
In Jošanica, 56 civilians of Serbian nationality were killed, ten people were wounded, while houses, property, agricultural and ancillary facilities were set on fire and destroyed.
"The armed attack they led and in which the accused participated was carried out on an undefended village inhabited by civilians, and among the victims were elderly people, women and children," announced the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
It is added that the oldest victim was an 88-year-old man, and the youngest victim was a two-year-old girl, noting that some of the victims were tortured and killed in an extremely cruel manner.
Accused Ahmet Sejdić, as a brigade commander and member of the Territorial Defense staff, is additionally charged with crimes against Serbian civilians in the villages of Klisure, Bursići and Hadrovići in the municipality of Višegrad on August 8, 1992.
At that time, eight civilians of Serbian nationality were killed, and the oldest victim was a 90-year-old woman, while one civilian was wounded and three civilians were captured.
The accused Ferid Buljubasic, one of the commanders in the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is additionally charged with war crimes against civilians of Serbian nationality in the villages around Čajnič in February 1993, where he was attacked by soldiers of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who arrived through the territory of Montenegro, in the area of the village Šapići, Trpinje, Trojan and Ponikve, 11 civilians of Serbian nationality were killed.
Among those killed were elderly men and women and one child, while five civilians were wounded.
Apart from Sejdić and Buljubašić, Rašid Sobo, Ševko Glušac, Zakir Jamak, Bahrudin Muhić, Adem Fehrić, Mustafa Poljo, Enver Kustura, Muhamed Liska, Sakib Čakar, Izet Sejdić and Munir Nalo are also accused.
It was announced that the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina will prove the accusations by calling more than 400 witnesses and submitting more than 1.200 pieces of evidence.
Bonus video:
