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2 clusters · 22 sources · 20 days · First seen 26 days ago · Last updated 7 days ago

Categories: CRIME · POLITICS

Balkan 1990s war crimes trials

Entities: Zoran Ivanišević · Borislav Đukić · Petar Andrić · Šibenik region · Milan Radić

Overview

In July 2026 the pursuit of accountability for 1990s Balkan war crimes continued on two fronts. A Bosnian court reinstated an indictment concerning the Sanski Most and Manjača detention camps, keeping the investigation active. Meanwhile, the Split County Court in Croatia delivered a landmark judgment on 29 July, sentencing former JNA General Borislav Đukić and six other Serbian officers to a combined 94 years for indiscriminate attacks on civilian areas in the Šibenik region during the 1991‑1995 conflict. The court found that the defendants ordered artillery and grenade strikes that killed 118 civilians, injured hundreds, raped five women, attempted rapes on seven, destroyed roughly 3 500 structures—including 20 Catholic churches—and displaced about 14 000 non‑Serb residents. Đukić, the only defendant in custody, received a 16‑year term; the others were tried in absentia. The verdict remains non‑final pending appeal, and Đukić also faces a separate proceeding over the 1993 Peruča dam sabotage case.

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

[● 14 SOURCES] Borislav Đukić was sentenced to 16 years in prison. (Splitski Županijski sud)
[● 14 SOURCES] Jovan Grubić, Milan Radić and Petar Andrić each received a 16‑year prison sentence. (Splitski Županijski sud)
[● 14 SOURCES] The County Court in Split sentenced seven former JNA and SAO Krajina officers to a total of 94 years in prison for war crimes. (Splitski Županijski sud)
[● 14 SOURCES] Vladimir Davidović, Ilija Prijić and Slobodan Vujko each received a 10‑year prison sentence for failing to prevent or prosecute crimes. (Splitski Županijski sud)
[● 14 SOURCES] The crimes included the killing of 118 civilians, the rape of five women, attempted rape of seven women, destruction of about 3 500 structures and the displacement of roughly 14 000 non‑Serb civilians (Court indictment and verdict)
[● 14 SOURCES] The trial was based on an indictment filed in 2016 after investigations of more than 450 witnesses and collection of over 3 000 pieces of evidence. (Court documents)
[● 14 SOURCES] The case against eighth accused Dragan Harambašić was halted after his death. (Court proceedings)
[● 13 SOURCES] The defendants were convicted for war crimes against civilians in the Šibenik area during the 1991‑1995 Croatian War of Independence. (court conviction)

Timeline

7 days ago

[CRIME] 22 sources
Former JNA General Borislav Đukić and Six Others Sentenced to 94 Years for War Crimes in Šibenik Area
Seven former JNA and SAO Krajina officers, including ex‑general Borislav Đukić, were sentenced by a Split court to a total of 94 years for war crimes that killed 118 civilians, involved rapes and massive destru
26 days ago

[POLITICS] 2 sources
Bosnian Court Returns War Crimes Indictment for Sanski Most and Manjača Camps
Bosnian court sent a revised indictment against six officials for war crimes in Sanski Most and Manjača camps, citing illegal detention, torture, deaths and forced deportations.

Sources

apartheidmonitor.palestine-studies.org · autonomija.info · bizniscg.me · dan.co.me · danas.rs · dnevno.hr · espreso.rs · index.hr · kurir.rs · mondo.rs · narod.hr · noplanetb.tportal.hr · nova.rs · novilist.hr · optimalis.hu · portalanalitika.me · radiobijelopolje.me · veritas.org.rs · vijesti.hrt.hr · vijesti.me · vreme.com · zivim.gloria.hr

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