Bosnian Court Upholds Sentence Against Man Convicted of Plotting Mosque Attack

IQNA – The Bosnian state court’s appeals chamber has upheld a four-and-a-half-year sentence against Mirza Kapic for planning an attack on the Bosna mosque in Zenica in 2023.

Mirza Kapic’s appeal against his conviction for plotting a violent attack on a mosque in Zenica has been dismissed by the appeals chamber of the Bosnian state court, confirming his prison sentence of four and a half years, Balkan Insight reported on Friday.

Kapic was found guilty of conspiring with others to launch an attack targeting the Bosna mosque with the aim of intimidating the local population and disrupting public order. The court established that the plan was discussed via encrypted messaging platforms including Telegram and Trema.

According to the original verdict, the attack was intended to cause widespread panic, particularly given that the mosque receives approximately 300 visitors daily and up to 700 during Friday prayers.

In addition to his prison term, Kapic has been ordered to undergo compulsory psychiatric treatment.

The appeals ruling, which was obtained by BIRN (Balkan Investigative Reporting Network), found that “the appeal objections are entirely unfounded” and concluded that the trial chamber’s findings and legal reasoning were valid.

Kapic is not new to criminal proceedings. He was previously sentenced to one year and ten months in prison for travelling to Syria via Turkey in July 2013 with the intent of joining the so-called Islamic State. He was also convicted in that case of illegal possession of firearms.

Source: Agencies