The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina confirmed the Indictment issued by the BiH Prosecutor’s Office on 14 July 2023, charging the accused Borislav Gligorević with the criminal offense of Crimes against Humanity.
According to the Indictment, between April and late July 1992, during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina and a widespread and systematic attack by members of the Zvornik Territorial Defense, subsequently the Army of Republika Srpska, Serb police and para-military formations, in the territory of Zvornik municipality, targeting the Bosniak civilian population of the Zvornik municipality.
Knowing of the attack and that his actions form a part of the attack, the accused Borislav Gligorević, in his capacity as a member of the White Eagles unit with the Zvornik Territorial Defense, acted in violation of the rules of international humanitarian law, including the Geneva conventions, by raping a female person, using force or threat of force, stated the BiH Court.
