Court of BiH: Vikić and Pušina to plead guilty

On Monday, February 27, a hearing will be held at the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina regarding the plea of Dragan Vikić. Jusuf Pušina, Nermin Uzunović and Mladen Čovčić in connection with the criminal offense of war crimes against prisoners of war, writes Patria.

The Court confirmed the indictment on January 13.

The indictment accuses them that during the war and armed conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina in April 1992, between the members of the armed forces of the Army of BiH and the territorial defense units and reserve composition of the JNA placed under the unified command of the VRS stationed in the barracks in Lukavica, Nermin Uzunović and Mladen Čovčić, as members of the reserve unit of the Special Unit, together with other known members of the Special Unit and members of the reserve unit, committed the murder of captured VRS members.

The statement says that "Dragan Vikić, in his capacity as commander of the Police Detachment – Special Unit of the MUP of BiH and commander of the reserve units of the Special Unit of the MUP of BiH, and Jusuf Pušina, in his capacity as Assistant Minister for Uniformed Police of the MUP of BiH, as superior officers, knew or could have known that their subordinates were preparing to commit the criminal offense of murder of prisoners of war and failed to prevent the commission of the criminal offense, or to take necessary and reasonable measures to ensure that the perpetrators of the criminal offense were punished".