Complaint against massacre case decision

The Interior Ministry (MUP) of the Serb Republic (RS) lodged a complaint today to the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia-Herzegovina in the Dobrovoljacka St. case. The complaint was filed against the decision reached by International Prosecutor Jude Romano earlier this month to suspend the investigation into the case. Complaint against massacre case decision The RS MUP is requesting that another prosecutor be appointed to carry out the investigation into allegations against all suspects, based on the evidence presented, issue an indictment. The Bosnian Prosecutor's Office stated earlier that it suspended the investigation against persons suspected of committing war crimes when a convoy of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) was attacked in Sarajevo's Dobrovoljacka Street on May 3, 1992. The convoy was retreating from the town under a previously reached agreement. The ambush, organized and carried out by Bosnia's Muslim-dominated authorities, resulted in 42 deaths, while 72 soldiers and officers were injured, and 215 more imprisoned. The Bosnian prosecution's explanation of the decision reads that the attack "does not constitute a criminal act given that the JNA convoy was a legitimate military target". The RS MUP demanded that Romano be replaced, and qualified his approach as “unlawful, tendentious and biased , making him unsuitable to take any actions in any of the cases which are being brought before the Bosnian Prosecutor's Office.” On Monday, Romano said that "in line with the law, the Serb Republic had no right to lodge a complaint, since only the damaged party can object to his decision". A May 3, 1991 file photo of the site of the attack (Tanjug) Tanjug

Complaint against massacre case decision

The RS MUP is requesting that another prosecutor be appointed to carry out the investigation into allegations against all suspects, based on the evidence presented, issue an indictment.

The Bosnian Prosecutor's Office stated earlier that it suspended the investigation against persons suspected of committing war crimes when a convoy of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) was attacked in Sarajevo's Dobrovoljačka Street on May 3, 1992. The convoy was retreating from the town under a previously reached agreement.

The ambush, organized and carried out by Bosnia's Muslim-dominated authorities, resulted in 42 deaths, while 72 soldiers and officers were injured, and 215 more imprisoned.

The Bosnian prosecution's explanation of the decision reads that the attack "does not constitute a criminal act given that the JNA convoy was a legitimate military target".

The RS MUP demanded that Romano be replaced, and qualified his approach as “unlawful, tendentious and biased , making him unsuitable to take any actions in any of the cases which are being brought before the Bosnian Prosecutor's Office.”

On Monday, Romano said that "in line with the law, the Serb Republic had no right to lodge a complaint, since only the damaged party can object to his decision".