The subject arose: By filing an Indictement
Prosecutor's number: T20 0 KT 0023763 23
Number of parties: 1
Prosecutor: Nedim Ćosić
Acting Judicial Council / single judge in first instance proceedings: Goran Radević, Jasmina Ćosić Dedović, Hasija Mašović
Confirmation date: 30.01.2024.
Final decision rendered on: 14.10.2025.
Department: Section III
The factual substrate of the indictment:
The accused Vojin Pavlović was charged that, on 10 March 2023, in Bratunac, at the intersection of Gavrila Principa and Sveti Sava streets in the city center, together with unidentified persons known to him, he placed a banner with the image of the former commander of the Army of the Republika Srpska Ratko Mladić above the traffic light, on which the following message was written: "Happy Birthday, Long Live and Good Health", knowing full well, being the chairman of the steering board of the "Eastern Alternative" Association of Republika Srpska, and as a resident of Bratunac, that by the said action he glorifies the image of Ratko Mladić, who was convicted by a final judgment of the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for the crime of genocide, and that such actions of his could cause ethnic, religious hatred, discord and intolerance. It is further alleged that the accused, agreeing to such a consequence, placed the aforementioned banner in a public place, the content of which caused anxiety and fear among some of the residents in that area, especially among the Bosniak returnees to the surrounding villages in the Bratunac municipality, including S.A. and A.M.
| Defendant: | Vojin Pavlović |
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| Judgment / Decision |
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| Defendant: | Vojin Pavlović |
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| Offense: | Criminal offense of Provoking Ethnic, Racial and Religious Hatred, Discord and Intolerance under Article 145.a(6) of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CC BiH) |
| Place of committment: | Bratunac |
| Committment year: | 2023. |
| Number of injured / victims: | The exact number has not been determined |
Judgment / Decision:
Judgment / Decision:
On 30 January 2024 the Court confirmed the Indictment in the case of Vojin Pavlović, charging the accused with the criminal offense of Provoking Ethnic, Racial and Religious Hatred, Discord and Intolerance under Article 145.a(6) of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CC BiH).
At the arraignment held on 18 March 2024, the accused Vojin Pavlović entered a not guilty plea to the charges laid in the Indictment issued by the BiH Prosecutor's Office. The case was then referred to the trial panel.
The trial was completed on 29 April 2025, and the judgment pronouncement was scheduled for 22 May 2025.
Having completed the trial in the case of Vojin Pavlović (S1 2 K 047294 24 K), on 22 May 2025 the Court of BiH delivered and pronounced a Trial Judgment, finding the accused Vojin Pavlović guilty of the criminal offense of Provoking Ethnic, Racial and Religious Hatred, Discord and Intolerance under Article 145.a(6) CC BiH, and the criminal offense of Provoking Ethnic, Racial and Religious Hatred, Discord and Intolerance under Article 145.a(4), as read with paragraph 3, of the CC BiH.
The Court imposed the following prison sentences on the accused:
- for the criminal offense of Provoking Ethnic, Racial and Religious Hatred, Discord and Intolerance under Article 145.a(6) CC BiH – two years and two months;
- for the criminal offense of Provoking Ethnic, Racial and Religious Hatred, Discord and Intolerance under Article 145.a(4), as read with Paragraph 3, of the CC BiH – up to ten months.
The Court ultimately imposed on the accused a compound sentence of two (2) years and six (6) months of imprisonment