Criminal Dragoljub Kunarac Released with Restraining Orders

(Patria) - The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina did not order pre-trial detention for Dragoljub Kunarac, accused of crimes in Foča, as requested by the BiH Prosecutor's Office today due to the risk of flight and public disturbance, but restraining orders were issued.

This was confirmed to Detektor by his lawyer Anja Loga, adding that Kunarac was released.

At the hearing held today after Kunarac was transferred from Germany after serving a 28-year prison sentence, to which he was sentenced by the Hague Tribunal, the Prosecutor's Office requested pre-trial detention, which the Defense deemed unfounded, stating that the accused did not oppose coming to BiH to face the charges.

The Prosecutor's Office proposed the imposition of restraining orders if the Court did not grant the request for pre-trial detention.

According to the indictment, Kunarac, in his capacity as commander of the special unit of the Army of Republika Srpska known as "Žaga", along with other uniformed and armed members of "Žaga", on July 27 and 28, 1992, from the area of the villages and hamlets of Kobilja Ravan, Luke, and Falovići - Podpeće, as part of the persecution, participated in the killing of at least six people, as well as the torture and infliction of severe physical and psychological suffering on captured civilians, and the deportation of the civilian population of Bosniak nationality.

During the attack on civilians of Bosniak nationality, Kunarac is also accused of participating in the burning of houses and property.

Kunarac was sentenced by the Hague Tribunal to 28 years in prison for multiple rapes, and for the enslavement of two women whom he completely deprived of control over their lives and treated them as his property.