Case name: Bosanski Petrovac - Gaj | Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor

Case name

Case name: Bosanski Petrovac - Gaj

Case number

КТО 7/14

Number of victims

6

Persons indicted	Defendants: 1
Rank(s) of person(s) indicted	lower military
Indictment date	10/10/2014
Case stage	Case status: finally settled
Duration of proceedings since trial commencement	6 years 3 months
Witnesses examined	15
Date and outcome of the first instance verdict	04/24/2019 sentenced to 4 years in prison
Date and outcome of decision on appeal	09/06/2019 lower court's judgment abolished
Date and outcome of verdict in new trial	07/01/2020 sentenced to 4 years in prison
Additional info	Appellate proceedings 02/01/2021 Pursuant to the Belgrade Appellate Court's decision, the defendant was sentenced to 5 years in prison.
Criminal offence	Criminal offence: war crime against civilian population, art. 142 (1), FRY Criminal Act
Background facts	Background facts: According to the indictment allegations, the accused, at the time soldier of the Republic of Srpska’s Army, killed three Muslim civilians and attempted to kill two others in an incident that took place in Bosanski Petrovac, BH on 20 September 1992.
Procedural remarks	Procedural remarks: AA was initially indicted before the Cantonal Court in Bihać, BH. As the accused was unavailable to the BH authorities, the case was referred to the OWCP.

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