Indictment against Novica Tripković for crimes in Foča

The Prosecutor of the Special Department for War Crimes of the Prosecutor's Office of BiH has filed an indictment against Tripković Novica, known as "Vojvoda", born in 1947 in the municipality of Gacko, a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The accused is charged that, within the framework of a wide and systematic attack by military, paramilitary, and police forces of the VRS, directed against the civilian Bosniak population of the municipality of Foča, knowing about such an attack and that his actions constituted part of that attack, as a member of the VRS - VP 7141 Foča, he acted contrary to the rules of international humanitarian law, violating the provisions of common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949.

He is charged with committing the war crime of rape against two victims of Bosniak nationality who were captured and illegally detained in the Foča area.

The accused is charged with the criminal offense of crimes against humanity under Article 172, paragraph 1, point g) of forcing another person into sexual intercourse or a sexual act equivalent thereto (rape) in conjunction with Articles 53 and 180, paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The indictment has been forwarded to the Court of BiH for confirmation.