Nenad Tanasković

Nenad Tanasković aka Nešo, born on 20 November 1961 in the village of Donja Lijeska, Višegrad municipality.

The Accused has been in custody since 11 July 2006. The indictment was confirmed on 6 October 2006.

On 24 August 2007, by first instance verdist, Nenad Tanasković was found guilty for the crimes against humanity and sentenced to 12 years inprisonment. On 26. March 2008, the Appellate Panel of Section I for War Crimes of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina modified the Trial Panel’s verdict regarding the sentencing, so the Accused Nenad Tanasković is now sentenced to 8 years of imprisonment for the criminal offense of Crimes against Humanity. [Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina [http://www.sudbih.gov.ba/?opcija=predmeti&id=36&jezik=e] ]

Counts of the indictment:

Nenad Tanasković is charged with the criminal offence of Crimes against humanity pursuant to Article 172(1) of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CC BiH) in conjunction with the following items of the Article:

* Depriving another person of his life (murder)
* Deportation or forcible transfer of population
* Imprisonment or other severe deprivation of physical liberty in violations of fundamental rules of international law
* Torture
* Coercing another to sexual intercourse
* Persecution, and
* Other inhumane acts,

Course of the proceedings:

Following the confirmation of the indictment on 6 October 2006, the Accused entered a not guilty plea on 25 October 2006. The trial commenced on 2 February 2007. On 24 August 2007, the Trial Panel handed down the first instance verdict finding the Accused guilty of Crimes against humanity and sentencing him to 12 years imprisonment.

On 26. March 2008, the Appellate Panel of Section I for War Crimes of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina modified the Trial Panel’s verdict regarding the sentencing, so the Accused Nenad Tanasković is now sentenced to 8 years of imprisonment for the criminal offense of Crimes against Humanity.

all in conjunction with Article 29, Article 35, and Article 180(1) of CC BiH. [Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina [http://www.sudbih.gov.ba/?opcija=predmeti&id=36&jezik=e] ]

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Also see

*Višegrad
*Višegrad massacre
*Željko Lelek
*Milan Lukić
*Momir Savić
*Boban Šimšić