A BiH disciplinary prosecutor reported that war crimes prosecutor Mirko Lecic had been charged with negligence in the case of war crimes committed against Serb civilians in the village of Cemerno. According to Prosecutor Hadziomerovic, Lecic delayed investigations into the Cemerno crimes for more than four years.
“This had a significant influence on the length of the entire proceedings and this investigation in which we have known perpetrators, and in a war crimes case in which we have significant public interest,” said Hadiomerovic.
Cemerno in the Ilijas municipality near Sarajevo was attacked in June 1992 by Bosniak forces and more than 30 civilians were killed. No one has been charged with any crimes committed there so far.
Mr. Lecic, however, denied that he was responsible for the case. He said that the case was assigned to him by mistake, as it is outside of his own geographical jurisdiction, and the Prosecutor’s registry office had failed to reassign the case. The High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council is expected to hear the case on September 11.
