With the reading of the indictment and presentation of the opening statement of the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the trial of Adnan Ćatić for organizing a terrorist group and participating in a foreign battlefield began.
Prosecutor Merisa Nurkić read the indictment, which states that Ćatić created a plan in 2013 with the aim of going to the battlefield in Syria and joining the terrorist organization “Jabrat Al Nusra”, which was declared a terrorist organization by the United Nations Security Council.
According to the indictment, Ćatić left Bosnia and Herzegovina from Sarajevo airport on July 1, 2013, went to Turkey, and then illegally crossed to the territory of Syria.
According to reports, he joined the terrorist organization “Jabrat Al Nusra”, whose members intend to force the legitimate authorities of this country to change the constitutional order through daily armed actions – including attacks on the population, killings, illegal detentions, taking hostages – and other actions.
As stated by the prosecutor Nurkić, the accused Ćatić became a member of the organization in which he underwent military training and became a sniper of this terrorist group and participated in the battles against the legal army of Syria, where he remained until the end of 2021.
During her opening statement, she said that the Prosecution will prove the guilt of the accused by questioning seven witnesses and presenting material evidence.
The Prosecution also proposed the re-extension of the previously ordered custody of Ćatić, while the Defense proposed ordering house arrest, which the Prosecution opposed.
The hearing of the first witnesses is planned for March 25, Detektor reports.
