A hearing before the Appellate Panel of Section II for Organised Crime, Economic Crime, and Corruption of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in the case of Mirsad Bektašević and Others has been scheduled for tomorrow, 17 May 2007 in courtroom 4, starting at 12.00pm.

On 10 January 2007, the Trial Panel handed down the first instance verdict in this case, finding Mirsad Bektašević and Abdulkadir Cesur guilty of Terrorism and Attempted obstruction of an official person in the execution of official activity.  The Trial Panel sentenced them to compound sentences of 15 years and 4 months, and 13 years and 4 months imprisonment respectively.    

In the same verdict Bajro Ikanović was found guilty of Terrorism, and sentenced to 8 years imprisonment while Senad Hasanović was found guilty of Illicit possession of weapons or explosive substances and sentenced him to 2 years and 6 months imprisonment. 

The above verdict was appealed by defence counsel for the Accused.