Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Federal Amnesty Law of 1996
| Publisher | National Legislative Bodies / National Authorities |
| Publication Date | 1 July 1996 |
| Related Document(s) | Amnesty Laws in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Cite as | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Federal Amnesty Law of 1996 [Bosnia and Herzegovina], 1 July 1996, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6b4d84f.html [accessed 28 May 2023] |
| Comments | This is an unofficial translation. The Law was adopted by the Assembly of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 12 June 1996 and published in the official bulletin, Sluzbene Novine Federacije BiH, No. 9/1996 dated 30 June 1996. The Amendment, US-01-511/96, was adopted by the Assembly on 13 September 1996 and entered into force upon publication in the official bulletin, Sluzbene Novine Federacije BiH, No.19/96 dated 10 October 1996. |
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Article 1
Amnesty is applied to all persons who have by 22[1][1] December 1995 committed criminal acts against the foundations of social system and security of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Chapter XV against the military forces, Chapter 20 of the Criminal Act taken over from SFRJ, call on resistance as per Article 201, propagation of false information as per Article 203, illegal possession of weapons and explosives as per Article 213 foreseen in the corresponding Criminal Act applied in the territory of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (hereinafter "the Federation"), as well as the criminal act of not responding to a military call and avoiding of military service by making himself incapable or by imposture and voluntary leaving and escape from armed forces foreseen in Article 8 of Application Act of Criminal Act of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Criminal Act ("Official Gazette of RBH, No 6/92, 11/92, and 21/92), if the punishment of these persons is foreseen by this Act or other Application Act applied on the territory of the Federation.
Article 2
If the criminal proceedings has not been taken against the person mentioned in Article 1 of this Law, the criminal proceedings will not be taken, and if the proceedings is in the process, it will be suspended.
If the sentence into effect has been passed to the person mentioned in Article 1 of this Law, he will be fully discharged from sentence bearing or from further sentence bearing.
Article 3
The decree on amnesty application will be brought out by the court in which criminal proceedings is in course, or the court of first instance, ex officio or upon request of condemned person, convicted person, or the person who can lodge the complaint in the benefit of the condemned person.
The court is obliged to issue the decree mentioned in Paragraph 1 of this Article within a period of three days following the date of entering into force of this Law, or within a period of three days following the receipt of the request.
Article 4
The prosecutor, the defendant and his attorney, the convicted person, and the person who can lodge a complaint in the benefit of the condemned in case he has lodged a proposal for application of the amnesty can lodge a complaint against the decree on application of the amnesty.
Complaint lodged against the degree on application of amnesty does not retain the execution of the decree.
Article 5
If the person on whom the decree on application of amnesty is related is in custody or serving a prison sentence, the court will decide upon immediate release to freedom.
Article 6
The Provisions of the applicable Criminal Procedures Act applied on the territory of the Federation shall be applied concerning delivery of documents, period accounts, and procedure in accordance with the complaint.
Article 7
This Law enters upon force on the following day after the day of its publication in the "Official Gazette of BH Federation".
[1] The date was changed from 14 of December 1995 to 22 December 1995 by the Amdnemdnt of 24 September 1996.
