Ramić, Niset fr

Country of proceedings: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Context of crimes: former Yugoslavia
Date: 2006 - 2007
Keywords: War crimes against civilians (muder, torture)

Case X-KR-06/197

Court documents
10-10-2006 - Indictment
17-07-2007 - First instance verdict
21-11-2007 - Second instance verdict

Presentation of the case
According to the indictment, Niset Ramić was a member of the Sabotage Company within the 2nd Detachment of the Municipal Staff of the Territorial Defence (TO) in Visoko during the armed conflict between the TO of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (RBiH) and the Army of the Serb RBiH. On 10 October 2006, the Trial Panel of the Court of BiH confirmed the indictment against him, charging him with war crimes against civilians.

On 17 July 2007, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) found Niset Ramić, aka Minđuša, guilty of war crimes against civilians, including the murder of four people and the wounding of two others.  Ramić was serving a 20-year prison sentence pronounced by the Cantonal Court in Zenica for severe banditry and murders committed during the war. This verdict and the first instance verdict of the Court of BiH sentencing him to ten years' imprisonment have been conjoined into one long-term prison sentence of 30 years. On 21 november 2007, the Appellate Panel confirmed this sentence.

Additional information
Case information sheet

Press releases
03.12.2007 - Appellate Panel hands down the verdict in the Niset Ramić case
20.11.2007 - Hearing scheduled before the Appellate Panel in the case of Niset Ramić
17-07-2007 - Niset Ramić convicted of war crimes and sentenced to 30 years long term imprisonment
15-12-2006 - Commencement of the main trial in the case of Niset Ramić
04-12-2006 - Status conference in the case of Niset Ramić
27-10-2006 - Accused Niset Ramić pleaded not guilty
26-10-2006 - Plea hearing scheduled in the Niset Ramić case
13-10-2006 - Indictment confirmed in the case of Niset Ramić