11 years in prison for Ademir Pezo for the murder of Vedad Bajrica

The Cantonal Court in Sarajevo has found Ademir Pezo guilty of the criminal offense of murder. He was sentenced to a unified prison term of 11 years in the first instance, the Cantonal Prosecutor's Office in Sarajevo announced, as reported by the Patria news agency. 

Samir Potogija was sentenced to a unified prison term of one year and two months for the criminal offense of aiding the perpetrator after the commission of the criminal offense. For the same criminal offense (aiding the perpetrator after the commission of the criminal offense), Mirza Hasanbegović was sentenced to a prison term of six months, while Denis Škamo received a sentence of 6 months, suspended for two years.

Ademir Pezo (born 1988) is charged with, on November 5, 2014, at around 12:20 PM in the Sarajevo neighborhood of Vratnik, with the intent to deprive another person of life, firing multiple shots from a firearm at Vedad Bajrica, who died from his injuries at 1:45 PM in the premises of the Clinical Center of the University of Sarajevo.

The accused Samir Potogija (born 1987), Mirza Hasanbegović, and Denis Škamo (born 1987) met on the same day, after which they all together, with the aim of concealing traces and evidence, hid the used Chrysler vehicle, as well as the pistol from which Vedad Bajrica was shot, the statement reads.