On 21 Avgust 2020, the Court confirmed the Indictment in the case of Bastah Predrag.

At the arraignment held on 15 October 2020 in the case No. S1 1 K 024549 20 Kro, the accused Predrag Bastah entered a not guilty plea concerning the criminal offense of War Crimes against Civilians under Article 173(1)c) as read with Articles 29 and 180(1) CC BIH.

The main trial was initiated on 4 January 2021. The prosecution is currently presenting its evidence.

Panel of Judges composed of: Božić Zoran, Pašić Mediha, Smajlović Mira

The Court rendered and delivered in open session a Court Trial Judgment in the case of Predrag Bastah, finding the accused Predrag Bastah guilty of the criminal offense of Crimes against Humanity under Article 172 paragraph 1 sub-paragraph (h) as read with sub-paragraph (a) of the CC BiH, taken in conjunction with Article 29 and Article 180(1) thereof. For the said crime, pursuant to Article 55(1) and Article 53(1) of the CC BiH, the Court imposed on the accused Predrag Bastah a sentence of imprisonment for a term of 20 (twenty) years. The Court took as already fixed punishment of long-term imprisonment for a term of 22 (twenty-two) years imposed by the final Judgment of the Court of BiH No. X-KR-05/122 dated 4 February 2010. By applying Article 53(2)(a) of the CC BiH, the Court imposed on the Accused a single sentence of long-term imprisonment for a term of 35 (thirty-five) years. Pursuant to Article 55(1) and Article 56 of the CC BiH, the time that the Accused spent serving his sentence under the previous final judgment as well as the time spent in pre-trial custody from 28 January 2008 onwards in Court of BiH Case No. X-KR-05/122 shall be credited towards the imposed sentence of imprisonment.

The appellate proceeding against the first-instance verdict is in progress.