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Hadžići Хаџићи
Location of Hadžići within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government
• Municipality president	Hamdo Ejubović (SDA)
Population (2002 census)
• Total	20,055
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s)	+387 33
Website	http://www.hadzici.ba/bs/

Hadžići is marked with number 2 on this map of the Sarajevo Canton.

Hadžići (Cyrillic: Хаџићи) is a town and a municipality located south west of Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to government statistics from 2002, Hadžići Municipality has a population of 20,055 residents.

Demographics[link]

1971[link]

18,508 total

• Muslims - 11,150 (60.24%)
• Serbs - 6,055 (32.71%)
• Croats - 964 (5.20%)
• Yugoslavs - 116 (0.62%)
• Others - 223 (1.23%)

1991[link]

24,200 total

• Muslims 15,399 (63.63%)
• Serbs - 6,362 (26.28%)
• Croats - 746 (3.08%)
• Yugoslavs - 841 (3.47%)
• Others - 859 (3.54%)

The national composition in 2005 is as follows:

• 18,533 are Bosniaks (92.4%),
• 706 are Serbs (3.5%),
• 404 are Croats (2.0%), and
• 412 are classified as others (2.1%).

In 2005, 96% of population of the municipality were ethnic Bosniaks.

Most of the residents are traditional hard-working families with a stable income.

Communities and places in municipality Hadžići[link]

Map of municipality Hadžići

• Bare • Beganovi • Binježevo • Budmolići • Buturovići kod Drozgometve • Buturovići kod Osenika • Crepljani • Češće • Čičke • Deovići • Do • Doljani • Donja Bioča • Donja Raštelica • Donji Hadžići • Donji Zovik • Dragovići • Drozgometva • Dub • Dupovci • Duranovići • Ferhatlije • Garovci • Gornja Bioča • Gornja Raštelica • Gornji Zovik • Gradac • Grivići • Grude • Hadžići • Japalaci • Jeleč • Karaosmanovići • Kasatići • Kazina Bara • Korča • Košćan • Kućice • Lihovci • Lokve • Luke • Ljubovčići • Medvjedice • Miševići • Mokrine • Odžak • Orahovica • Osenik • Pazarić • Ramići • Resnik • Sejdanovići • Smucka • Tarčin • Trnčići • Trzanj • Urduk • Ušivak • Vrančići • Vrbanja • Vukovići • Žunovica

See also[link]

• Sarajevo

External links[link]

• The official web site of Hadžići municipality Sarajevo (Bosnian)
• web portal of Hadžići municipality Sarajevo (Bosnian)

v t e Municipalities of the Sarajevo Canton Centar Hadžići Ilidža Ilijaš Novi Grad Novo Sarajevo Stari Grad Trnovo Vogošća

v t e Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina v t e Entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Republika Srpska v t e Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina      Una-Sana  Central Bosnia  Posavina  Herzegovina-Neretva  Tuzla  West Herzegovina  Zenica-Doboj  Sarajevo  Bosnian Podrinje  Canton 10 v t e Districts of Bosnia and Herzegovina Brčko distrikt v t e Municipalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina Capital Sarajevo Municipalities of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Banovići Bihać Bosanska Krupa Bosanski Petrovac Bosansko Grahovo Bugojno Busovača Bužim Čapljina Cazin Čelić Centar, Sarajevo Čitluk Drvar Doboj East Doboj South Dobratići Domaljevac-Šamac Donji Vakuf Foča-Ustikolina Fojnica Glamoč Goražde Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje Gračanica Gradačac Grude Hadžići Ilidža Ilijaš Jablanica Jajce Kakanj Kalesija Kiseljak Kladanj Ključ Konjic Kreševo Kupres Livno Ljubuški Lukavac Maglaj Mostar Neum Novi Grad, Sarajevo Novo Sarajevo Novi Travnik Odžak Olovo Orašje Pale-Prača Posušje Prozor-Rama Ravno Sanski Most Sapna Široki Brijeg Srebrenik Stari Grad, Sarajevo Stolac Teočak Tešanj Tomislavgrad Travnik Trnovo (FBiH) Tuzla Usora Vareš Velika Kladuša Visoko Vitez Vogošća Zavidovići Zenica Žepče Živinice Municipalities of Republika Srpska Berkovići Bijeljina Bileća Brod Bratunac Čajniče Čelinac Derventa Doboj Donji Žabar Foča Gacko Grad Banja Luka Grad Istočno Sarajevo Gradiška Han Pijesak Istočni Drvar Istočna Ilidža Istočni Mostar Istočni Stari Grad Istočno Novo Sarajevo Jezero Kalinovik Kneževo Kostajnica Kozarska Dubica Kotor Varoš Krupa na Uni Kupres Laktaši Ljubinje Lopare Milići Modriča Mrkonjić Grad Nevesinje Novi Grad Novo Goražde Osmaci Oštra Luka Pale Pelagićevo Petrovac Petrovo Prijedor Prnjavor Ribnik Rogatica Rudo Šamac Šekovići Šipovo Sokolac Srbac Srebrenica Teslić Trebinje Trnovo Ugljevik Višegrad Vlasenica Vukosavlje Zvornik

Coordinates: 43°49′25″N 18°13′16″E / 43.82361°N 18.22111°E / 43.82361; 18.22111

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Sefer Halilović
Born	(1952-01-06) 6 January 1952 (age 60) Prijepolje, SR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Allegiance	SFR Yugoslavia Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Years of service	1971 - 1993
Unit	Patriotic League
Commands held	Patriotic League Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Battles/wars	Bosnian War Siege of Sarajevo Operation Neretva '93
Other work	Politics

Sefer Halilović (6 January 1952) is a former general and commanding officer of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2001, he was indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and eventually acquitted. Today he is a prominent politician in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Pre-war life[link]

Halilović was born in Taševo, a hamlet in the Prijepolje municipality in the Sandžak region of Serbia, then Yugoslavia. He attended the military academy in Belgrade in 1971 for three years and in 1975 he attended the military school in Zadar where he became an Officer in the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA). From 1980 until the war he served in Vinkovci as Army security officer. On August 31, 1990 he went to Belgrade and attended a two-year course at the school for commanders. When he left the People's Army in September 1991 he was a professional military officer and held the rank of Major. He returned to Bosnia-Herzegovina, created the Patriotic League and planned the defense of the country.

War years[link]

On May 25, 1992 he was appointed by the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (RBiH) as Commander of the Territorial Defence (TO) Staff of the RBiH, replacing Hasan Efendić, becoming the most senior Military Commander of the armed forces of the RBiH.

From his appointment in May to early July, while the TO evolved into an Army, Halilović also acted as a member of the War Presidency. After July 1992, he functioned as the Chief of the General Staff of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. On August 18, 1992, the Presidency formed five corps of the ABiH with Halilović as Chief of the Supreme Command Staff / Chief of the Main Staff. On June 8, 1993, a new position was created, Commander of the Supreme Command Staff. Rasim Delić filled this post. Between July 18, 1993 to November 1, 1993, he held the post of Deputy Commander of the Supreme Command Staff of the ARBiH as well as Chief of the Supreme Command Staff.

After a meeting in Zenica on August 20–21, 1993, Rasim Delić appointed him Head of an Inspection Team. At that same meeting he urged his fellow officers to prioritize the disciplining of BH soldiers. He was quoted as saying; "When are we going to start shooting people for not following orders"?

Assassination attempt[link]

During the war Halilović ran afoul of the political leaders of Bosnia who in turn were likely responsible for the failed attempt on Halilović's life. On July 7, 1993 at 14:10h Halilović's flat was bombed using a remote detonated explosive device. While Halilović, his son and daughter were not killed, his wife Mediha and her brother Edin Rondić died. Rondić appeared on the balcony in a military uniform at the same time that Halilović came home for lunch with his family. The assassins likely mistook Rondić for Halilović and detonated the device.

The assassin was a member of the State Security Service or SDB-s secret group for liquidation and their commander was Nedzad Ugljen, also the director of SDB.

War crimes indictment[link]

Before his indictment Halilović was a government minister in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the leader of his own political party, the Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party-Sefer Halilović and was known for his vocal criticism of Bosnian president Alija Izetbegović. He was indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia on July 30, 2001.^[1] He voluntarily surrendered on September 25, 2001 and pled not guilty two days later. Halilović was on a provisional release from December 13, 2001 until the beginning of the trial and from September 5, 2005 until November 14, 2005.

Charge[link]

Halilović was indicted on the basis of superior criminal responsibility (Article 7(3) of the Statute of the Tribunal) and charged with one count of violation of the laws and customs of war (Article 3 – murder).^[2] The massacre he was accused of being responsible for took place in villages of Grabovica and Uzdol in September 1993. The ICTY prosecutors claimed that he was leader of Operation Neretva '93 which was conducted by the ARBiH in the area.

Trial[link]

The trial against Sefer Halilović began on January 31, 2005. The Prosecution completed its case on June 2. There were 39 prosecution witnesses and two witness statements. The Trial Chamber admitted 287 exhibits tendered into evidence by the prosecution. The defence case commenced on June 27 and lasted until July 14, 2005. There were three defence witnesses and 12 witness statements. The parties made their closing arguments on August 30 and 31, 2005. The Trial Chamber admitted 207 exhibits tendered into evidence by the defence. Halilović's defence claimed at the time of the murders that he had been removed from command time and no longer a commander with the relevant responsibility, but a notional inspector without proper authority.^[3]

Sefer's lawyer, Faruk Balijagić, claims that Rasim Delić, along with Fikret Muslimović, and Bakir Alispahić ordered Sefer's failed assassination which was attempted by two members of the secret state security group known as "Seve", and their commander Nedzad Ugljen, also the director of the state security service or SDB. While Sefer was not killed, his wife Mediha and her brother Edin Rondić were murdered.

Faruk further alleges that Alija Izetbegović, the former president of Bosnia-Herezegovina and Delić's boss, attempted to discredit Halilović by framing him for the Neretva 93 massacre through mostly false documents provided by the security service bosses and directors: Munir Alibabić (SBD boss), Fikret Muslimović (SVB boss), Nedžad Ugljen (commander of "Seve" and director of SDB), Jusuf Jasarević (SVB boss), Enver Mujezinović (SDB in Sarajevo boss) and Bakir Alispahić(minister of MUP). Faruk tried to prove that the secret service agents bribed numerous witnesses for false account of what actually took place and that Halilović is simply a scapegoat. Halilović's recently published book "Cunning Strategy" details his side of the story.

Verdict and appeals[link]

On November 16, 2005, Halilović was acquitted on all charges and released.^[4] The Court found that, while murders considered war crimes did occur at those places, Halilović did not have command authority, being only an inspector, and that he cannot be considered responsible for them. The prosecution appealed the verdict. On October 16, 2007 the appeals chamber ruled against the prosecution appeal and confirmed the acquittal verdict rendered almost two years earlier by the trial chamber.^[5]

Other[link]

In 1996 Halilović founded his own political party the Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party-Sefer Halilović. In 1997 Halilović published his memoir Lukava Strategija (Cunning Strategy). He served as the Minister of Refugees and Displaced Persons in the government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1998 and 2001. In 2005 Halilović's son, Semir, published a book State Secret (Državna Tajna) which described some of the events which shaped wartime Bosnia.^[6] In April 2006 Semir Halilović was accosted and threatened with death by one of the people whom the book cast in a bad light, Ramiz Delalić (now deceased), who was also a prosecution witness during his father's trial. On October 1, 2006 Sefer Halilović was elected to a 4 year term in the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is reportedly fluent in Russian.

References[link]

External links[link]

• 2002 BH Dani article about Halilović(Bosnian)
• 1999 BH Dani interview of Halilović(Bosnian)