The Bosnian state prosecution has charged Serif Patkovic with violating the Geneva Conventions by allegedly killing an injured prisoner of war, a Croatian Defence Council officer, during the Bosnian war in 1993. At the time, Patkovic was commander of the Bosnian Army’s 7th Muslim Brigade's Second Battalion.
Patkovic is accused of personally shooting and killing the wounded prisoner in the village of Dusina, constituting “war crimes against prisoners of war.” The indictment has been sent to the state court for confirmation.
The Bosnian War (1992-1995) took place in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina following the breakup of Yugoslavia, and involved three main ethnic groups — Bosnian Mulsims, Croats, and Serbs.
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