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SIX PERSONS DEPRIVED OF LIBERTY FOR WAR CRIMES IN JOŠANICA NEAR FOČA IN1992
13.12.2022. 09:57 Acting on the order of a prosecutor from the Special Department for War Crimes, SIPA police officers deprived six persons of liberty in the area of Sarajevo and Goražde.
The suspects are under investigation for a war crime committed in the village of Jošanica near Foča in December 1992, when 56 ethnic Serb victims, mostly civilians including women and children, were killed.
During the attack, houses and property were set on fire and destroyed.The victims were found and identified after the crime.
The suspects are accused of having participated in the attack on the village and the commission of crimes against the population in their capacities as commanders and members of the Višegrad Brigade of the R BiH Army.
An extensive investigation was conducted in the case by the prosecution with several partner police agencies and institutions, and a large amount of evidence about the crime committed and the perpetrators was collected.
After the criminal processing, the suspects will be brought from SIPA to the assigned prosecutor, who will question the suspects and then make a decision on further activities in the case.
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Dear Media Representatives, when transmitting news please bear in mind that persons referred to in the news and information of the BiH Prosecutor's Office, have the status of a suspect or an accused person. Let us remind you of the principle of presumption of innocence, which defines that no person shall be considered guilty until his/her guilt has been established by a final verdict.
