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May
14

Australia arrests Serb war crimes suspect Vasiljkovic

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BBC NEWS - 05.12.2010


PRevious article on this blog . LINK


A former Serbian paramilitary leader suspected of war crimes has been arrested in Australia.


Dragan Vasiljkovic was detained on the basis of information provided by the Netherlands, Australian officials said.


He is wanted in Croatia for allegedly committing atrocities during its 1991-1995 war of independence.


Mr Vasiljkovic, who is also an Australian citizen, denies committing war crimes but has admitted to killing people in combat.


Australian Home Affairs Minister Brendan O'Connor said he would make a decision about Mr Vasiljkovic's extradition as soon as possible. In the meantime, he will be held in prison.


The 55-year-old former paramilitary nicknamed "Captain Dragan" was previously arrested in Australia in 2006.


He spent nearly four years in custody before Australia's Federal Court turned down an extradition request and set him free last September.


That decision was overturned on appeal in March, but by then Mr Vasiljkovic had disappeared.


Golfer turned killer?


He was arrested by Australian Federal police in New South Wales after a worldwide search.


Mr Vasiljkovic is a one-time golf professional who also goes by the name of Daniel Snedden.


He moved to Australia when he was 15, but returned to his homeland in 1991 to train Croatian Serb rebels fighting against Croatia's secession from the former Yugoslavia.


Croatia says he was involved in the torture and killing of civilians and prisoners of war in the rebel province of Krajina.


Mr Vasiljkovic has denied committing war crimes, but has admitted in media interviews to training Serb recruits, killing people in battle and interrogating enemy troops.


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Mar
31

Captain Dragan to be extradited : "I'm sorry, I just have to massacre them"

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Serbian 'war criminal' Dragan Vasiljkovic to face trial in Croatia - The Times - Anne Barrowclough, Sydney.


An alleged Serbian war criminal is to be extradited from Australia to face a war crimes tribunal after the Croatian Government won an extradition appeal today.


The ruling marks the end of a four-year-long battle by Dragan Vasiljkovic, 55, a former Serbian paramilitary leader, to avoid being returned to Croatia to face charges of murder and torture allegedly committed during the Balkans conflict between 1991 and 1993.


Mr Vasiljkovic was living in Perth and working as a golf professional when he was arrested by the Australian Federal Police in January 2006 after an extradition request by Croatia.


The Australian Federal Court ruled in December last year that Mr Vasiljkovic, who is an Australian citizen, could not be extradited because his political beliefs would result in his not receiving a fair trial.


hat decision was today overturned in the High Court in Canberra, clearing the way for him to be returned to Croatia.


While in prison, Mr Vasiljkovic attempted to sue The Australian newspaper for an article, published in 2005, which accused him of being a war criminal.


The defamation trial backfired on the former soldier, turning into a de facto war crimes tribunal as witness after witness apeared in court to detail crimes including rape, torture and massacre allegedly committed by Mr Vasiljkovic while he was commander of the paramilitary unit known as the Red Berets.


Anne McElvoy, a former Times journalist, gave some of the most compelling testimony, telling the court she was filled with "a great sense of foreboding" after an interview with Mr Vasilkovic at the Knin prison fortress in 1991.


"I am not here to kill people, just to neutralise the enemy," the commander known as Captain Dragan allegedly told Ms McElvoy. "When the Croat side uses hospitals or police stations in their villages as fortified positions, I'm sorry, I just have to massacre them."


In a landmark civil judgment, Judge Megan Latham ruled in favour of the newspaper, accepting Ms McElvoy's evidence as proof that the Serbian commander had admitted committing a massacre.


She also found that he had personally committed torture and condoned other such crimes by the troops under his command.


Former prisoners-of-war who were tortured by Mr Vasiljokovic and his men described to the court daily beatings with rubber sticks and bats, electrocutions and mock executions.


A Bosnian woman, named in court only as Source A, said she was raped four times by Mr Vasiljkovic, in a hotel in Zvornik in May 1992. She said she was taken to the hotel by Captain Dragan's men, who told her to await "the Prince".


Mr Vasiljkovic had emigrated to Australia as a 14-year-old, and served in the Australian army reserves. In the early 1990s he returned to the former Yugoslavia to fight with the Krajina Serbs against Croatian forces.


Throughout the trial he remained defiant. Denying that he had committed any of the alleged offences he nonetheless boasted of being a heroic figure who exercised absolute authority and enjoyed legendary status among his men.


"They [Serbs] heard about Captain Dragan, and you know there was this story about this mysterious man that came from Australia and that he is doing all this, you know, he can fly, walk on the water, do all those things,'' Mr Vasiljkovic told the court.


The former paramilitary leader, who goes by the name of Daniel Snedden in Australia, has continued to maintain his innocence. Last year he convinced the Australian Federal Court that he should not be sent back to Croatia to face a war crimes tribunal.


Under Australian law, an accused person can be exempted from extradition to another country if they "may be prejudiced at his or her trial, or punished, detained or restricted in his or her personal liberty, by reaons of ... political opinions".


However, Melissa Perry QC argued that the federal court had been wrong to conclude that Mr Vasilkovic's treatment had anything to do with his political beliefs.


Today the High Court's seven judges took just 15 minutes to overturn the court's decision, leaving the way open for Croatia to start a war crimes trial.


Mr Vasiljkovic was not in court to hear the judgment.


Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb leader, is currently before The Hague, facing 11 war crimes charges, including two of genocide, for his alleged role as “supreme commander” overseeing the ethnic cleansing of Croats and Bosnian Muslims.


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Oct
28

Le Monde : la famille Kovac contre Biljana Plavsic

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- Dans son article intitulé "La "dame de fer" de Bosnie sort de l'ombre, édition du 28 octobre 2009, la journaliste du Monde Stéphanie Maupas, revient sur les différentes actions entreprises par les consorts Kovac pour tenter d'empêcher la libération de Biljana Plavsic.


Tandis que Radovan Karadzic boycotte depuis sa cellule son procès devant le Tribunal pénal international pour l'ex-Yougoslavie (TPIY), Biljana Plavsic, celle que l'on appelait "la dame de fer" bosno-serbe, faisait tranquillement ses valises.


Condamnée à la peine - très clémente - de onze années de prison pour crimes contre l'humanité en raison de la persécution de musulmans de Bosnie, Biljana Plavsic a purgé huit années de sa peine dans une prison d'Hinseberg, en Suède. Lorsqu'elle avait plaidé coupable en octobre 2002, Biljana Plavsic faisait de sa démarche un sacrifice, "au nom du peuple serbe", auquel elle espérait épargner une condamnation collective. Elle avait ensuite refusé de témoigner à charge, au TPIY, contre l'ancien président yougoslave Slobodan Milosevic.


"Réhabilitation"


Biologiste de profession - elle avait développé une théorie sur la supériorité génétique des Serbes -, Biljana Plavsic s'est vu accorder par le TPIY une remise de peine, à la demande de la Suède. A en croire la décision, la détenue, âgée de 79 ans, "aurait apporté la preuve de sa réhabilitation".


Cette "réhabilitation" inquiète Me Ivan Jurasinovic. Avocat de la famille Kovac, réfugiée en France pendant la guerre de Bosnie (1992-1995), il a engagé en 2005 une procédure en demande de réparations contre quatre responsables bosno-serbes, dont Biljana Plavsic et Radovan Karadzic. Le Tribunal international ne prévoit pas de réparations pour les victimes, mais les invite à se tourner devant les juridictions de leur pays pour faire valoir leurs droits. Pour la famille Kovac, la partie s'annonce désormais plus complexe. "Si de retour à Banja Luka (chef-lieu de l'entité serbe de Bosnie), Biljana Plavsic devient ministre, explique maître Jurasinovic, elle bénéficiera de l'immunité, et il n'y aura plus de possibilité de la poursuivre."


Depuis un mois, l'avocat a tenté plusieurs recours. Devant le TPIY d'abord, auquel il a demandé de reconsidérer sa position. Un courrier laconique lui a opposé une fin de non-recevoir. Il a ensuite demandé à Stockholm de maintenir en détention l'ancienne présidente des Serbes de Bosnie, le temps que l'affaire soit entendue à Paris, au début de l'été 2010. Mais les lois suédoises accordent des remises de peine aux deux tiers. Si les arguments des victimes ont été entendus, ils n'ont pas convaincu.


Stéphanie Maupas


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Oct
26

La Haye : Karadzic boycotte l'ouverture de son procès

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- Le Monde - 26 octobre 2009 - Par Stéphanie Maupas


- Le box des accusés du Tribunal pénal international pour l'ex-Yougoslavie (TPIY) est resté vide, lundi 26 octobre, à l'ouverture du procès intenté contre Radovan Karadzic. Faute d'avoir obtenu plus de temps pour préparer sa défense, l'ancien chef politique des Serbes de Bosnie a décidé de boycotter les audiences du tribunal, qu'il considère comme le "bras judiciaire de sa liquidation politique". En conséquence, les juges du TPIY ont décidé d'ajourner le procès jusqu'à mardi. Mais peu après, M. Karadzic a fait savoir par son avocat qu'il ne comparaîtra pas mardi non plus. LIRE LA SUITE

Sep
24

Le Courrier de l'Ouest : la famille Kovac menace de nouveau le TPIY

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- Lire le post du 21 septembre 2009 sur ce thème : LIEN

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- C'est avec consternation que la famille Kovac a appris l'annonce, par le Tribunal Pénal international (TPIY) de la libération anticipée de Biljana Plavsic à partir du 27 octobre 2009 (actuellement incarcérée en Suède). Les consorts Kovac rappellent que c'est parce qu'ils ont été victimes des crimes de génocide et crimes de guerre pour lesquels Biljana Plavsic a été condamnée qu'ils se sont portés partie civile contre elle devant le Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris, seul compétent pour les indemniser de leur préjudice. Même condamnée à une peine de prison, il est vrai très faible, 11 ans, au bénéfice d'un accord de plaider coupable avec le bureau du Procureur, Biljana Plavsic a toujours montré le plus grand mépris pour ses victimes, notamment dans les courriers qu'elle a adressés au juge chargé du dossier à Paris.


Dans une requête adressée aujourd'hui au Président du TPIY, les consorts Kovac demandent la suspension de la remise en liberté anticipée de Biljana Plavšic, alors qu'une première audience de plaidoirie est prévue à Paris le 18 novembre 2009. Les consorts Kovac soulignent que sa libération aura nécessairement pour effet de permettre à la condamnée, en quittant le territoire de l'Union européenne, de fuir ses obligations légales en France, donc d'entraver gravement le processus d'indemnisation des victimes.


Après le rejet, en mars 2009, par le bureau du procureur, de leur demande de révision du procès pénal de Biljana Plavšic qui avait publiquement renié, dans la presse suédoise, son plaidoyer de culpabilité, les consorts Kovac ne peuvent pas accepter la libération de Madame Plavšic puisque la décision l'ordonnant a été rendue par le Président du TPIY au mépris du droit à indemnisation des victimes qui est pourtant garanti par le statut fondant le TPIY.


Il est donc demandé au TPIY de suspendre la remise en liberté de la condamnée et d'appliquer strictement l'article 106 du statut du Tribunal qui reconnaît le droit à indemnisation des victimes, en conditionnant notamment la libération à une obligation d'informer le TPIY de son lieu de résidence, pour que tous actes de la procédure en cours à Paris puissent lui être notifiés par la justice française.


En cas de refus du TPIY, les consorts Kovac saisiront à nouveau la justice française d'une demande d'injonction contre le Tribunal international.


Sep
20

Plavsic retracts war crimes confession in swedish Vi magazine

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- In a rare interview with a Swedish magazine, Plavsic retracted her confession. She now claims to have pleaded guilty in an attempt to have the remaining charges against her, including those of genocide, dropped. "I sacrificed myself. I have done nothing wrong. I pleaded guilty to crimes against humanity so I could bargain for the other charges. If I hadn't, the trial would have lasted three, three and-a-half years. Considering my age that wasn't an option," the now 79-year-old Plavsic told Vi magazine. READ MORE

Sep
16

Le Monde : Libération anticipée de l'ex-présidente des Serbes de Bosnie

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- La Haye Correspondance


- Condamnée à onze ans de prison pour crimes contre l'humanité, l'ex-présidente des Serbes de Bosnie, Biljana Plavsic, devrait recouvrer la liberté le 27 octobre. Le Tribunal pénal international pour l'ex-Yougoslavie (TPIY) a en effet annoncé, mardi 15 septembre, sa libération anticipée après plus de sept années passées en détention dans la prison suédoise d'Hinseberg.


A Sarajevo, plusieurs associations de victimes ont fait part de leur amertume. "Comment est-il possible que Plavsic soit libérée alors que moi, 14 ans après la guerre, je n'ai toujours pas retrouvé les ossements de mon fils", a protesté Munira Subasic, la présidente de l'association des Mères de Srebrenica.


Le tribunal avait jusqu'à présent refusé toute remise de peine. Se basant sur des rapports des services pénitentiaires suédois, le président du tribunal, Patrick Robinson, a estimé que Biljana Plavsic avait, cette fois, apporté la preuve de sa "réhabilitation".


A 79 ans, la "dame de fer" bosno-serbe a-t-elle vraiment changé ? L'accusée avait bénéficié d'une sentence clémente après avoir passé un accord avec le procureur dans lequel elle reconnaissait les persécutions commises contre les musulmans de Bosnie. Elle avait plaidé coupable pour la politique d'épuration ethnique dont elle fut l'une des idéologues, et reconnu sa responsabilité dans les tortures, les viols et les assassinats commis par ses troupes pendant les quatre années de guerre (1992-1995).


Au cours de son procès, plusieurs personnalités s'étaient présentées à la barre du tribunal, dont le prix Nobel de la paix, l'écrivain Elie Wiesel, et l'ancienne secrétaire d'Etat américaine Madeleine Albright. Elles étaient venues témoigner au nom de la mission de "réconciliation" du tribunal.


Face à eux, la "dame de fer" bosno-serbe avait regretté les crimes commis, selon elle, pour sauver "l'honneur des Serbes" et leur "grandeur". L'ancienne présidente des Serbes de Bosnie, qui s'était rendue volontairement au tribunal de La Haye en janvier 2001, avait refusé de témoigner à charge dans le procès de l'ancien président yougoslave, Slobodan Milosevic.


Dans un document, qui a aussi pesé dans la décision de libération anticipée, le procureur affirme qu'elle s'apprêtait à coopérer ce qu'elle avait refusé auparavant.


Après sa condamnation, plusieurs victimes ont engagé une procédure devant la justice française contre quatre hauts responsables des crimes commis pendant la guerre en Bosnie-Herzégovine. Biljana Plavsic figure parmi les personnes poursuivies.


Les victimes espèrent obtenir des réparations. En recevant son assignation dans la prison d'Hinseberg, Biljana Plavsic avait, dans un courrier, menacé l'avocat des plaignants, Ivan Jurasinovic, de poursuites pour "harcèlement et torture psychologique".


Stéphanie Maupas

Article paru dans l'édition du 17.09.09.


Sep
10

Karadzic jugé à la Haye à partir du 19 octobre et à Paris le 18 novembre

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- Alors que le procès civil de Radovan Karadzic à Paris donnera lieu, le 18 novembre 2009, à une audience de plaidoirie portant sur les exceptions préliminaires, le début du procès pénal devant le TPIY de la Haye est annoncé pour le lundi 19 octobre 2009. SUITE SUR LE SITE DUQUOTIDIEN LE PARISIEN.

Aug
25

Libération : Florence Hartmann, journalisme et châtiment

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- Par STÉPHANE MANIER journaliste, ex-envoyé spécial en Yougoslavie et rédacteur en chef à France 2.


- Le verdict du procès que le tribunal pénal international pour l'ex Yougoslavie (TPIY) intente contre la journaliste française Florence Hartmann sera lourd de conséquences pour nos démocraties. SUITE

Jul
31

Ouest France fait le point sur les dossiers Mesic et Karadzic

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Jul
23

Kovac c/ Karadzic : Reportaza francuske televizije o Mirnesu Kovac dostupna na youtube

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Jul
23

Kovac / Karadzic : javna rasprava 18 studenog 2009 na pariskom sudu

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- vrijeme i broj sudnice u kojoj ce se odrzati rasprava ce biti objavljeni kasnije.

Jul
23

Kovac / Karadzic : plaidoirie le 18 novembre 2009

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- Comme indiqué dans le post du 24 juin 2009, lors de la 20ème audience de mise en état, le Juge de la mise en état du Tribunal de Grande Instance de PARIS a prévu un calendrier de procédure.


- Il a également fixé la date de la plaidoirie du dossier au 18 novembre 2009. Cette audience portera sur toutes les exceptions de procédure soulevées par la défense des criminels de guerre.


- L'heure de l'audience et la salle du Tribunal dans laquelle se déroulera l'audience seront connues ultérieurement.

Jun
24

Kovac / Karadzic : les 3 prochaines dates du dossier

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- Lors de la 20ème audience de mise en état, qui a eu lieu aujourd'hui devant le Juge de la mise en état du Tribunal de Grande Instance de PARIS, le Tribunal a fixé un calendrier pour la procédure :


- 16 septembre 2009 : date à laquelle le Conseil de Monsieur Krajisnik doit présenter ses exceptions préliminaires pour la défense de son client


- 14 octobre 2009 : date à laquelle le Conseil des consorts Kovac doit répondre aux exceptions préliminaires soulevées par la défense de Monsieur Krajisnik


- 18 novembre 2009 : date à laquelle le Procureur de la République du Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris doit répondre aux exceptions préliminaires soulevées par la défense de Monsieur Krajisnik


A l'issue de l'audience d'aujourd'hui, le Juge de la mise en état a de nouveau convoqué les avocats pour faire le point lors de l'audience de mise en état du 16 septembre 2009.

Apr
13

€1 Million Lawsuit Filed Against Karadzic

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- By Denis Dzidic


- 25 March 2009 After several attempts over six months, Ivan Jurasinovic, attorney for the Kovac family, has managed to send a one million euro lawsuit to Radovan Karadzic at The Hague Tribunal detention unit.


- ICTY indictee Radovan Karadzic, wartime President of Republika Srpska, who is held at the Detention Unit of the International Criminal Court for the former Yugoslavia, ICTY, accepted the suit, filed by the Kovac family, requesting compensation to the amount of one million euros for having been deported from their home in Foca in 1992, said Ivan Jurasinovic.


"After having found out that Karadzic was arrested in August last year, I sent him a copy of my lawsuit right away. Then I received a letter from the Registrars Office at the Hague, informing me that this Office would not hand over the suit. I was taken by surprise. I received an explanation, stating that this would not be in line with the Office's usual procedures, while it would also be contrary to the Hague Tribunal policies," Justice Report was told by Ivan Jurasinovic, the attorney of the Kovac family, who currently live in France.


As indicated by Jurasinovic, this family, as well as two other families represented by him, are not willing to give media statements concerning the suits.


Besides Karadzic, the Kovac family sues Biljana Plavsic, Momcilo Krajisnik and Ratko Mladic, requesting compensation for the damage caused by the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.


The Hague Prosecution is charging Karadzic with a number of crimes committed throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina, including genocide in Srebrenica and ten other municipalities. The indictment mentions Momcilo Krajisnik and Biljana Plavsic as his closest associates, who were all members of the General Command of the armed forces of the Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 1992.


After having admitted guilt, Biljana Plavsic was sentenced to 11 years' imprisonment for participating in the persecution based on political, racial and religious grounds, while Krajisnik was sentenced, by a second instance verdict, to 20 years' imprisonment for crimes committed in Bosnia and Herzegovina.


Former leader of Republika Srpska Ratko Mladic is still on the run.


Jurasinovic told Justice Report that he personally forwarded the suit to Biljana Plavsic in the prison in Sweden in 2005 and Momcilo Krajisnik, who was in the detention unit of the Hague Tribunal at that time, adding that "there were no problems as far as delivery of the indictment is concerned".


Jurasinovic said that, after having filed "the suit against the Hague Tribunal" with a French court, the Hague Tribunal was ordered to deliver the suit to Karadzic. The suit was delivered earlier this week.


Jurasinovic said that, now that the suits have been delivered, the case would now "enter a complex phase," because the French court was supposed to render a decision concerning its competency in the case. According to the attorney, Momcilo Krajisnik has already engaged an attorney, who will represent him in this case.


"Krajisnik has already employed an attorney in France. I consider that a hearing will be held during the course of this year, at which a final decision pertaining to the court's competency will be pronounced," Jurasinovic explained, adding that Krajisnik disputes the competency of the French court.


"However, it is important at this stage that the Court declares itself competent in this case. My efforts are going in that direction. In this way, I shall be able to prevent the limitation of the legal proceedings and we shall be able to go proceed with it," the Kovac family attorney said.


The Kovac family case is the first civil suit, requesting reparations from war damage, to be filed with a European court. In his earlier statements to the media, Jurasinovic explained that the suit was based on the fact that the Hague Tribunal relinquished compensation requests, filed by victims, to national courts.


The attorney considers that each person, who legally resides in Europe or a European Union country, can apply to their respective national court. Given the fact that the Kovac family has French citizenship, this suit was filed with the French court.


LINK TO THE ARTICLE ON THE WEBSITE JUSTICE REPORT

Mar
25

Justice report : Milionska tužba protiv Radovana Karadžica

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- 25 mart 2009 Nakon više od šest mjeseci, advokat porodice Kovac, Ivan Jurašinovic, uputio je u pritvoru Haškog tribunala tužbu Radovanu Karadžicu.


- Piše: Denis Džidic


- Radovan Karadžic, haški optuženik i ratni predsjednik Republike Srpske, u pritvorskoj jedinici Medunarodnog krivicnog suda za bivšu Jugoslaviju (MKSJ/ICTY) zaprimio je tužbu porodice Kovac, koja je podnijela odštetni zahtjev u iznosu od milion eura zbog protjerivanja iz svog doma u Foci 1992. godine, tvrdi advokat Ivan Jurašinovic.


"Kada sam doznao da je Karadžic uhapšen u augustu prošle godine, odmah sam mu poslao kopiju tužbe. Tada sam dobio dopis od Ureda registrara u Haagu da oni nece uruciti ovu tužbu. Bio sam jako zacuden. Obrazloženje koje su naveli jeste da nemaju obicaj tako postupati i da je to protiv politike Haškog suda", kazao je za Justice Report Ivan Jurašinovic, advokat porodice Kovac, koja trenutno boravi u Francuskoj.


Kako nam je Jurašinovic rekao, porodica nije voljna govoriti za medije o ovoj tužbi, kao ni drugim dvjema u kojima ih on zastupa.


Pored Karadžica, porodica Kovac tuži Biljanu Plavšic, Momcila Krajišnika i Ratka Mladica radi nadoknade štete nakon rata u BiH.


Tužilaštvo u Haagu tereti Karadžica za niz zlocina pocinjenih širom BiH, medu kojima je i genocid u Srebrenici, te u još deset opcina. Kao njegovi najbliži saradnici, u optužnici se spominju Momcilo Krajišnik i Biljana Plavšic, s kojima je od 1992. godine bio clan tadašnje Vrhovne komande oružanih snaga Srpske Republike BiH.


Nakon priznanja krivice, Biljana Plavšic je osudena na 11 godina zatvora zbog ucešca u progonima na politickoj, rasnoj i vjerskoj osnovi, dok je Krajišnik pravosnažno osuden na 20 godina zatvora za zlocine u BiH. Bivši vojni lider Republike Srpske, Ratko Mladic, i dalje se nalazi u bjekstvu.


Jurašinovic je za Justice Report kazao da je 2005. godine licno poslao tužbu Biljani Plavšic u zatvor u Švedskoj i Momcilu Krajišniku, koji je u to vrijeme bio u pritvoru Haškog suda, te da "tada nije bilo nikakvih problema s dostavljanjem tužbe".


Nakon što je pokrenuo "tužbu protiv Haškog tribunala" pri francuskom sudu, dodao je Jurašinovic, Haškom tribunalu je naloženo da tužbu dostavi Karadžicu, što je i ucinjeno ove sedmice.


Jurašinovic je dodao da, nakon predavanja tužbi, postupak ulazi u "složeni momenat", gdje ce francuski sud odlucivati o nadležnosti. Prema njegovim rijecima, Momcilo Krajišnik je vec angažovao advokata koji ce ga predstavljati u ovom slucaju.


"Krajišnik vec ima advokata u Francuskoj i smatram da cemo imati rocište u toku ove godine na kojem ce se donijeti konacna odluka o nadležnosti suda", pojasnio je Jurašinovic, dodavši da Krajišnik pobija nadležnost francuskog suda.


"Medutim, ono što je sada kljucno i što ja radim jeste da osiguram da se sud proglasi nadležnim, time cu sprijeciti zastaru i moci cemo nastaviti", zakljucio je advokat porodice Kovac.


Inace, slucaj porodice Kovac je prvi civilni postupak za ratnu reparaciju koji je pokrenut pred nekim evropskim pravosudem. U ranijim izjavama medijima Jurašinovic je pojasnio da tužbu zasniva na cinjenici da je Haški tribunal prepustio nacionalnim sudovima postupke za obeštecenje žrtava.


Advokat smatra da svaka osoba koja zakonito boravi na evropskom prostoru, odnosno u nekoj od zemalja Evropske unije, može se obratiti nacionalnim sudovima. Porodica Kovac ima državljanstvo Francuske te je zbog toga predmet pokrenut pred tamošnjim sudom.


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Mar
24

Le Figaro : une plainte française signifiée à Karadzic au TPI de la Haye

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Mar
24

Javno.hr : Cetnici su kceri stavili nož pod vrat

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- Obitelj Kovac napustila je rodnu Focu nakon cetnickog terora 1992. godine. Donosimo potresnu pricu majke s djecom, koja svjedoci u Haagu.


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- Svjedocenje Z. Kovac:


''Cetnici nisu našli oružje pa su odveli muškarce i mladice''


''Udata sam i majka sam dvoje djece od 7 i 9 godina. Živjeli smo u Tjentištu, opcina Foca. Grad Tjentište je imao 5000 stanovnika, vecina žitelja bili su Muslimani. Imali smo kuci i nismo loše živjeli. No, poslije prvih demokratskih izbora 1990. godine sve se poremetilo. U mjesecu travnju cetnici su napali sve muslimanske gradove i sela kao i grad Tjentište. Sklonili smo se u Gacko, gdje je moj muž radio i gdje smo imali stan. Primili smo kod nas u stan 14 drugih izbjeglica. Tu smo ostali otprilike 25 dana i mogli smo vidjeti dolazak i odlazak takozvane Jugoslavenske narodne armije koja se povukla iz Hrvatske prema Srbiji i Crnoj Gori. Bilo je nevjerojatno vidjeti sav taj ratni plijen koji su odvozili u kamionima. Mogli smo vidjeti krevete malih beba, namještaj, televizije pa cak i stoku: krave, kokoši, svinje, ovce... Sve pokradene stvari su prevezene u Srbiju i Crnu Goru. Nismo mogli vjerovati da je to ista vojska ciji je zadatak trebao biti da nas brani od neprijatelja. Kada je došao red da se napadne Gacko, mi smo se sklonili u Borac. Poslije kratkog zatišja, vratili smo se u Gacko, odakle smo krenuli prema Tjentištu s 10 autobusa punih žena i djece. Kada smo stigli u Tjentište, tamo smo našli cetnike s tenkovima uperenim prema našim kucama. U sumrak, tražili smo mjesto za prespavati i sutradan smo se vratili uzeti nešto za jesti i nahraniti stoku. Tjedan dana nakon toga cetnici su došli napraviti pretres u stanu i tražili oružje. Kako nisu ništa našli, odveli su muškarce i mladice. Jedne subote moja susjeda J. Babic je došla u jednom kamionu punom Srba, po kojeg je bio poslao moj susjed R. Mastilovic (ciji je otac bio cetnik u vrijeme Drugog svjetskog rata). Moj suprug i njegov brat nalazili su se iza kuce kada su se cetnici iznenada pojavili vicuci 'sastanak', i u istom trenutku je izbila tucnjava, mucenje moga supruga, moje svekrve, mog djevera.


''Uhvatite je, ona ide po ustaše''


Obuzeta strahom, uzela sam svoju kcer i htjela sam se sakriti, ali su me uhvatili vicuci ''ona ide po ustaše''. Tukli su me i zatvorili u moju kucu. Za vrijeme dok sam bila zatvorena u kuci s mojom kcerkom, odveli su moga muža zajedno s mojim sinom iza kuce i zatim su tukli moga muža; bio je pun modrica i u nesvijesti. Cim je stigao Crnogorac J. Vukovic i naredio im da prestanu s mucenjem, cetnici su nam, na brutalan nacin, uzeli sve naše zlato i novac prijeteci da ce mi ubiti djecu. Kako je rijec popratio djelom, jedan od cetnika je uzeo moju kcer stavljajuci joj nož pod vrat. Od straha djeca su nas izdala pa smo bili prisiljeni dati im našu zadnju uštedevinu. Kada su sve uzeli, ponovno su me zatvorili zajedno s mojom kceri. Nisam znala što se dogodilo s mojim mužem i mojim sinom. Nakon kratkog vremena moj djever nam je otvorio vrata i tada sam vidjela moga muža pretucenog koji se u meduvremenu osvijestio. Moj muž je poveo sa sobom svoju majku, svoga sina i svog brata i tako su pobjegli u planinu. Ja sam se skrila jer su se cetnici ponovno vratili; poslije njihovog dolaska, zaklala sam jedno janje i donijela ga u šumu, tamo gdje su se nalazili moj muž i ostali. I tada sam mu stavila zavoje za ublaživanje bolova. Kasnije, otišla sam kod našeg susjeda da vidim što je s njim i vidjela sam iste cetnike koji su odvajali muškarce od žena, da bi ih tukli, te potom pljackali. Vratila sam se da bih odvela stoku kod majke u Igoce, ali cetnici su vec bili u selu.


Preko planina šest dana i šest noci


Bježeci pred njima, sklonili smo se u jednu pecinu u planini Vucevo. Nocu bismo odlazili po hranu i mlijeko, ali bismo uvijek bili otkriveni i cetnici bi pucali na nas. Sve u strahu, moja kcerka je opekla noge skacuci u vruce mlijeko. Vidjevši da ne možemo više ostati u pecini, pobjegli smo u planinu i tamo ostali do 20. srpnja i sve to vrijeme pod paljbom oružja. Moj sin M. je ranjen na planini Vucevo. Odlucili smo prijeci planinu Vucevo da bismo došli do planine Igman. Prijelaz, koji je bio zamoran, trajao je šest dana i šest noci. Odatle smo otišli u Zenicu, ostavljajuci mog muža u planini Igman s bosanskom vojskom da bi branio svoju zemlju; i tu sam po zadnji put vidjela mog muža. Kada smo stigli u Zenicu, smjestili su nas u napuštene škole uz vrlo loše uvjete života. Ostala sam tamo tri mjeseca, s mojim ranjenim sinom u lošim medicinskim njegama. Razmišljala sam kako da spasim djecu i sebe. Saznala sam da francusko udruženje 'Equilibre' ženama s djecom nudi mogucnost odlaska u Francusku. Nakon dugog razmišljanja, odlucila sam otici, unatoc cinjenici da nisam znala što je s mojim mužem kojega sam ostavila u planini Igman.


U Francuskoj docekani s toplim obrokom i lijecnicima


Iz Zenice smo autobusom otišli do Splita, gdje smo prenocili. Sutradan smo brodom otišli za Italiju, a iz Italije autobusom u Francusku. Stigli smo u Chamonix dana 7. studenog 1992. godine, zatim smo otišli u Lyon gdje smo bili docekani s toplim obrokom i lijecnicima koji su nam pružili potrebnu njegu. Sutradan smo nastavili put i to u društvu još osam drugih žena, dom maloga gradica La Poueze kod prihvatnih obitelji. Nakon osam mjeseci provedenih kod obitelji Rousseau, bili smo prinudeni napustiti kucu i ljude koji su bili jako ljubazni prema nama. Nakon ljetnih praznika provedenih u Rumily (u organizaciji udruženja 'Equilibre'), odvojili smo se. Jedno udruženje u Alenconu je zbrinulo pet bosanskih obitelji od kojih i moju. U Alenconu smo dobili na raspolaganje stan za dvije obitelji. Tada sam saznala da cu biti smještena zajedno s mojom zaovom (op.a. šogorica); moj život je ponovno dobio smisao jer sam pronašla clanove svoje obitelji. Moja zaova ima troje djece, njihovim dolaskom moja djeca su sa svojim rodacima, tako da se ne osjecaju samima u jednoj stranoj zemlji.


Ponovni susret s mužem


Sve to vrijeme, slijepo sam tražila novosti od moga muža da bih saznala je li živ. Do mjeseca rujna 1993. godine nisam o njemu imala nikakvih novosti sve dok nisam primila telefonski poziv iz Njemacke; to je bio moj muž. Nisam mogla vjerovati da je to bio on. Tada sam otišla kod njega u posjetu, ali moj boravak se produžio više nego što sam to mislila. Živio je u jednoj velikoj zgradi (gdje je živjelo više od 1000 osoba razlicitih nacionalnosti), u malenoj prostoriji od devet metara kvadratnih, gdje smo poslije živjeli nas cetvero. I tu sam prvi put vidjela što znaci mafija i droga. Život je postao nepodnošljiv i neizdrživ jer nismo bili zašticeni i briga o tom da nas njemacka vlada vrati natrag u zemlju nas je zabrinjavala sve više i više. Kako nismo više mogli podnositi taj strah i to nespokojstvo, odlucili smo se vratiti u Francusku gdje smo vec bili prihvaceni, gdje je naš život bio sigurniji, narocito za našu djecu i njihovu buducnost, i gdje moj djever živi sa svojom obitelji. Sad se nalazimo u jednom gradicu. Djeca idu u školu i osmijeh im se vratio jer je strah išceznuo. Danas ponovno živim i život nastavljam tamo gdje sam ga ostavila prije cetiri godine.''


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Javno.hr : Karadžic u Haagu primio tužbu od milijun eura

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- Bošnjacka obitelj Kovac tuži Radovana Karadžica, Biljanu Plavšic, Momcila Krajišnika i Ratka Mladica zbog ratnih zlocina.


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- Dok novinari New York Timesa otkrivaju studiju americkog Sveucilišta Perdue koja potvrduje dosad osporavani dogovor izmedu nekadašnjeg specijalnog izaslanika americkog predsjednika za Balkan Richarda Holbrooka i vode bosanskih Srba Radovana Karadžica, Karadžic je u svojoj haškoj celiji zaprimio milijunsku tužbu bošnjacke obitelji Kovac.


Obitelj Kovac u odštetnom zahtjevu zastupa francuski odvjetnik hrvatskih korijena Ivan Jurašinovic, koji od trenutka uhicenja tužbu pokušava uruciti Karadžicu, istu koju je 2005. godine zaprimio dvojac vec osuden za ratne zlocine u Bosni, Biljana Plavšic i Momcilo Krajišnik. Haaški sud, iz nepoznatih razloga, tužbu prvo uopce nije htio predati Karadžicu.


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