On 27 December 2023 the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina sent out a written copy of the Appeals Judgment in the case of Jure Kordić et al., dismissing as ill-founded the appeal filed by the BiH Prosecutor's Office as well as the appeals filed by defense counsel for the accused Jure Kordić, Dražan Lovrić and Nedžad Tinjak, so the Trial Judgment of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina dated 24 February 2023 is upheld.

The Trial Judgment of the Court of BiH of 24 February 2023 found the accused Jure Kordić, Dražan Lovrić and Nedžad Tinjak guilty that, as members of the HVO, they individually, together, or together with other soldiers, acted in violation of the basic rules of international humanitarian law, by taking place in the unlawful abduction and/or detention of Bosniak civilians from the territory of Mostar; the accused Kordić also in the inhumane treatment of the civilians, and the accused Tinjak also in the inhumane treatment of the civilians and rape, the civilians being those detained in the Vojno camp, specifically Jure Kordić by the acts described in Section 1. a) and b) of the Conviction, Dražan Lovrić by the acts described in Section 2 of the Conviction and Nedžad Tinjak by the acts described in Sections 2 and 3 a), b), c), d), e), f), g) and h) of the Conviction, whereby they committed the criminal offense of War Crimes against Civilians under Article 142(1) CC SFRY, as read with Article 22 of the Code.

The Court imposed on the accused the prison sentences as follows:

Jure Kordić – three (3) years of imprisonment;

Dražan Lovrić – one (1) year of imprisonment;

Nedžad Tinjak – 12 (twelve) years of imprisonment.

The same Judgment acquitted the accused Nedžad Tinjak, Dario Sušac, Nuhan Šikalo, Dario Mihalj, Stanko Škobić, Tomislav Aničić and Slavko Golemac of the charges concerning the criminal offense of Crimes against Humanity under Article 172(1)h), as read Subparagraphs e), f), g) and k), of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CC BiH), all in conjunction with Articles 29 and 180(1) of the Code. The Decision was made based on Article 284c) of the Criminal Procedure Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina, i.e. because it was not proven that the accused committed the criminal offense they were charged with.

No appeal lies from the Appeals Judgment.