The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the suggestion of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH, lifted the custody of Nikola Koprivica, a suspect in crimes against humanity.
Koprivica was ordered to ban travel, with the temporary confiscation of all travel documents, as well as a ban on meeting with Prosecution witnesses in this case, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina announced.
The pronounced measures of prohibition may last as long as there is a need for them, and the control of the justification of the imposed measures will be performed every two months.
The suspect, who has been in Canada for several years, is under investigation and is charged with participating in the shooting of more than 40 Bosniak victims from Novoseoci near Sokolac, who were killed in other suspects, as personal and direct perpetrators of war crimes. autumn 1992, at the Ivan Polje location.
An indictment has been filed in this case and court proceedings have recently begun in the Court of BiH.
The Prosecutor’s Office of BiH thanks the Canadian partner institutions, primarily the Canadian Border Service Agency, for their help in locating and extraditing the suspect, as well as efforts in the fight against impunity for war crimes – the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH said.
