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City: Istocno Sarajevo

29 February 2016

Luka Majstorovic Acquitted Again

The district court of Eastern Sarajevo acquitted Luka Majstorovic of charges of wartime crimes committed in the Kula Penal and Correctional Facility in Eastern Sarajevo.

17 February 2016

Luka Majstorovic Retrial Begins

The trial of Luka Majstorovic has been renewed after the district court of Eastern Sarajevo repealed his acquittal. Majstorovic has been charged with crimes in Kula in Eastern Sarajevo.

21 September 2015

Majstorovic Acquittal Repealed

The Supreme Court of Republika Srpska has repealed a verdict handed down by the District Court in Eastern Sarajevo, which acquitted Luka Majstorovic of charges of war crimes committed in the Kula Penal and Correctional Facility.

20 July 2015

Interview - District Court President Senaid Ibrahimefendic: Witnesses Refuse to Testify

Senaid Ibrahimefendic, the president of the District Court of Eastern Sarajevo, said witnesses refusing to testify in war crimes cases is the most frequent problem his court faces.

27 February 2015

Interview - District Prosecutor Tarik Crnkic: 162 war crimes cases currently underway

Prosecutor Tarik Crnkic, who works for the District Prosecutor’s Office in Istocno Sarajevo, is currently conducting investigations on 306 persons suspected of committing war crimes. In an interview for BIRN Justice Report, Crknic says that cases dealing with serious crimes such as murder, severe torture, sexual abuse, and inhumane treatment are a top priority.

2 February 2015

Luka Majstorovic Acquitted of Charges

The District Court of Eastern Sarajevo acquitted Luka Majstorovic, who was charged with an assault he allegedly committed in the Kula Prison and Correctional Facility in Eastern Sarajevo.

28 January 2015

Verdict against Majstorovic on February 2

On February 2 the District Court in Eastern Sarajevo is due to pronounce a verdict against Luka Majstorovic, who is charged with crimes in the Penal and Correctional Facility in Kula in Eastern Sarajevo.
13 January 2015

Evidence Presentation at Majstorovic's Trial Completed

Luka Majstorovic, who is charged with crimes in the Kula Penal and Correctional Facility in Eastern Sarajevo, says, testifying in his defence, that he enlisted detainees, who were brought from the Dobrinja and Kotorac area, within the Kula complex.

18 December 2014

Majstorovic’s Trial Postponed

The trial of Luka Majstorovic, who is charged with crimes in the Kula Penal and Correctional Facility in Eastern Sarajevo, has been postponed as the Defence attorney of the indictee had commitments related to another case.

4 December 2014

Inspector in Kula

Testifying at the trial of Luka Majstorovic, who is charged with crimes in Kula Penal and Correctional Facility in Eastern Sarajevo, a Defence witness says that the indictee was an inspector in Kula.
19 November 2014

Presentation of Prosecution’s Evidence Completed

The presentation of Prosecution’s evidence at the trial of Luka Majstorovic, who is charged with crimes in the Penal and Correctional Facility in Kula, has been completed with examination of the last witness and presentation of material evidence.
23 October 2014

Making a List of Detainees in Kula

Testifying at the trial for crimes in Eastern Sarajevo, a Prosecution witness says that he heard from other detainees that Luka Majstorovic made a list of detainees, who were held in Kula prison.

1 October 2014

Hit with a Big Military Boot

Testifying at the trial for crimes in Eastern Sarajevo, a Prosecution witness says that indictee Luka Majstorovic and another person beat him up in Kula prison. 

10 September 2014

Beating in Kula

Testifying at the trial of Luka Majstorovic, who is charged with crimes in Eastern Sarajevo, a witness says that two men beat him up during his detention in Kula Penal and Correctional Facility in May 1992.

11 August 2014

Building of a State Prison Begins

In two years from now, the first convicts of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH, are supposed to move into a state prison on the territory of Eastern Ilidza, whose building has finally begun following several delays.