Alija IzetbegovicApril 1983
Accused of intending to create "an ethnically pure Muslim Bosnia-Herzegovina".
Bosnia and Herzegovina · Religion / Islam. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Accused of intending to create "an ethnically pure Muslim Bosnia-Herzegovina".
Izetbegovic & 12 other Bosniak activists (including Melika Salihbegovic, Edhem Bicakcic, Omer Behmen, Mustafa Spahic and Hasan Cengic) are tried before a Sarajevo communist court for "hostile activity inspired by Muslim nationalism".
Sentenced to 14 years in prison, the verdict is strongly criticised by Western human rights organisations, including Amnesty International and Helsinki Watch, claiming the case was based on communist propaganda.
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