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Bosnia court upholds Croatia lawmaker's war crimes conviction
September 29, 2010 by Sarah Miley
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday upheld the war crimes conviction former Croatian Parliament member Branimir Glavas for ordering the torture and death of Croatian Serbs in the town of Osijek in 1991 during the Serbo-Croatian War. The court sentenced Glavas to eight years in prison.... [more]

Croatia high court upholds lawmaker's war crimes conviction
July 30, 2010 by Dwyer Arce
The Supreme Court of Croatia on Friday upheld the conviction of former Parliament member Branimir Glavas, but reduced his sentence by two years. Glavas was convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2009 for ordering the torture and death of Croatian Serbs in the town of Osijek in 1991.... [more]

Bosnia court refuses to extradite former Croatia lawmaker convicted of war crimes
June 24, 2009 by Eszter Bardi
A Bosnian state court on Tuesday refused to extradite former Croatian parliament deputy Branimir Glavas to Croatia to serve a sentence for war crimes. Glavas, who holds dual Bosnian and Croatian citizenship, fled to Bosnia to avoid serving his sentence for killing Serbs during the Croatian.... [more]

Croatia lawmaker convicted of war crimes in death of Serbian civilians
May 8, 2009 by Brian Jackson
Croatian parliament member Branimir Glavas was convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison for the killing of Serbian civilians during the Croatian war of independence. Glavas stood accused of ordering the torture and death of Croatian Serbs in the town of Osijek in 1991, a charge he denied. As.... [more]

Croatia parliament strips lawmaker's immunity for war crimes case
January 13, 2008 by Benjamin Klein
Croatian lawmaker Branimir Glavas, charged with committing war crimes against Serbs during the 1991 Serbo-Croatian war, was stripped of his parliamentary immunity on Saturday so that lawyers could proceed with his prosecution. Glavas, formerly a prominent member of the ruling Croatian Democratic.... [more]

Croatia lawmaker accused of war crimes re-elected to parliament
November 26, 2007 by Brett Murphy
Croatian lawmaker Branimir Glavas, charged with committing war crimes against Serbs during the 1991 Serbo-Croatian war, was re-elected to the Croatian parliament in Sunday's legislative elections, according to election results released Monday. Glavas was indicted in April along with six others....... [more]

Croatia lawmaker charged with war crimes
April 16, 2007 by Katerina Ossenova
A Croatian county court in Osijek issued indictments Monday for seven persons, including a former parliamentarian, on charges of war crimes committed against Serbs, including abduction, torture and murder, during Croatia's war of independence from the former Yugoslavia. Prosecutors charged oppos....... [more]

Croatia court orders lawmaker arrested for war crimes
October 23, 2006 by Jaime Jansen
A court in Croatia has ordered state officials to arrest parliamentarian Branimir Glavas on suspicion of war crimes commited against Serbs, including abduction, torture and murder in the eastern city of Osijek in 1991-92 during Croatia's war of independence from the former Yugoslavia. Glavas, r....... [more]