Bosnian Muslim’s war crimes trial opens
The war crimes trial of Bosnian Muslim Mirsad Repak, accused of crimes against Serb civilians, begins in Oslo today.
Wednesday, 27.08.2008.
15:07
The war crimes trial of Bosnian Muslim Mirsad Repak, accused of crimes against Serb civilians, begins in Oslo today. This will be the first war crimes case to be heard in Norway since World War II. Bosnian Muslim’s war crimes trial opens Repak (42) is accused of crimes against humanity, war crimes, rape, imprisonment and torture as a member of the Croatian defense forces. He is accused of committing crimes against 18 Serb civilians, both men and women, in a camp in Dretelj between May and October 1992. Repak, who moved to Norway in 1993 and received citizenship in 2001, pleaded not guilty, stating that he had only been following orders. Norway passed a law in March allowing war crimes trials to be held in the country even if the crimes in question were not committed on Norwegian soil. The defense believes that the case should be rejected because that law was not in force at the time the crimes were perpetrated. The prosecution countered that the case could be tried under other laws as well, but that this would not give an accurate picture of events, since the case pertained to a war-time situation. The court will listen to arguments today before deciding whether to accept the indictment, and its decision is expected on Monday. If Repak is found guilty, he could face a maximum sentence of 21 years in prison. According to reports from Norwegian media, there are several hundred suspected war criminals living in the country, mostly wanted for crimes committed during the wars in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda.
Bosnian Muslim’s war crimes trial opens
Repak (42) is accused of crimes against humanity, war crimes, rape, imprisonment and torture as a member of the Croatian defense forces.He is accused of committing crimes against 18 Serb civilians, both men and women, in a camp in Dretelj between May and October 1992.
Repak, who moved to Norway in 1993 and received citizenship in 2001, pleaded not guilty, stating that he had only been following orders.
Norway passed a law in March allowing war crimes trials to be held in the country even if the crimes in question were not committed on Norwegian soil.
The defense believes that the case should be rejected because that law was not in force at the time the crimes were perpetrated.
The prosecution countered that the case could be tried under other laws as well, but that this would not give an accurate picture of events, since the case pertained to a war-time situation.
The court will listen to arguments today before deciding whether to accept the indictment, and its decision is expected on Monday.
If Repak is found guilty, he could face a maximum sentence of 21 years in prison.
According to reports from Norwegian media, there are several hundred suspected war criminals living in the country, mostly wanted for crimes committed during the wars in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda.
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