Case: Lalovic and Skiljevic
12 July 2011
The Appellate Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina acquits Radoje Lalovic and Soniboj Skiljevic of the charges that they committed crimes against humanity in the “Butmir” Penal and Correctional Facility, near Sarajevo.
6 June 2011
The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina files a revised indictment with the Appellate Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina against Radoje Lalovic and Soniboj Skiljevic, who are charged with war crimes committed in “Kula”, Eastern Sarajevo.
23 May 2011
At the retrial of Radoje Lalovic and Soniboj Skiljevic, charged with crimes committed in “Kula”, Eastern Sarajevo, Defence witness Momcilo Mandic says that the indictees worked with him on the establishment of penal facilities in the then Serbian Republic.
20 May 2010
In its closing arguments the Defence of Radoje Lalovic, who is charged with crimes committed in "Butmir" Penal and Correctional Facility in Kula, near Sarajevo, called on the Trial Chamber to pronounce a verdict of acquittal.
29 April 2010
The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina believes that it has proved that Radoje Lalovic and Soniboj Skiljevic committed crimes against humanity, and calls on the Trial Chamber to find them guilty.
26 March 2010
Testifying for his Defence, Soniboj Skiljevic says he saw "a cooler truck" leaving the "Butmir" Penal and Correctional Facility complex in May 1992, but it was not until 2000 that he found out that the truck transported people from Kasindolska street.
18 March 2010
Milan Trbojevic, former Deputy Prime Minister of Republika Srpska, says he remembers the Instructions for Treatment of Prisoners of War issued in June 1992, but he is not sure to what extent the Instructions were respected.
4 March 2010
Goran Neskovic, former Assistant Minister of Justice of Republika Srpska, says prisoners-of-war who were held in Kula Penal and Correctional Facility were under the exclusive responsibility of the Army and police.
3 March 2010
Dragan Prizmic, who testified for the Defence of Soniboj Skiljevic, says he voluntarily performed labour during his stay in Kula Penal and Correctional Facility.
26 February 2010
Bruno Mrnjavac, a former detainee in Kula, testifying for the Defence of Soniboj Skiljevic, says he was exchanged for a barrel of oil, at the second indictee's request, in August 1994.
24 February 2010
A witness testifying for the Defence of Soniboj Skiljevic says that prisoners in the Kula Penal and Correctional Facility help in the building of an long-distance electricity line between Foca and Sarajevo, adding that he witnessed the wounding of five prisoners in November 1993.
28 January 2010
Continuing his testimony, indictee Radoje Lalovic says he did not know where soldiers took detainees from the Kula Penal and Correctional Facility to perform labour.
27 January 2010
Testifying for his own Defence, Radoje Lalovic says he took over the Kula Penal and Correctional Facility in August 1992, adding that non-Serb detainees were handed over to him as "prisoners-of-war".
17 December 2009
Milimir Gutic, testifying as a joint Defence witness for the indictees, who are charged with crimes committed in Kula, says the non-Serb detainees used to work at Ekonomija agricultural farm, adding that all the people in the Penal and Correctional Facility used to eat the food produced at the farm.
6 November 2009
Five Defence witnesses speak about events in Kula, where non-Serbs were detained.