The processing of war crimes at the state level in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) was criticized by international experts after these cases have been worked on for more than ten years. Their conclusion is that only low-ranking perpetrators are being processed, indictments are often “fragmented” and sent back multiple times for corrections, there is inconsistency regarding the legal qualifications of local law officials, and there are problems with the application of protection measures for witnesses. It all started in May of last year, after the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the support of the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), asked for an analysis related to how war crimes are being processed. Judge Joanna Korner from Great Britain was chosen to conduct the analysis. Her experience includes work as a senior prosecutor in the ICTY’s Office of the Prosecutor. After contacting the Court and Prosecutor’s Office of BiH to acquire the necessary information, problems with chief prosecutor Goran Salihović surfaced. In August of 2015, he stated that the Office could not grant the request for information as it would violate the principles of confidentiality and impartiality, that is, the right to a fair trial. He also stated that it would constitute a violation of the rights of both the witnesses and the suspects. Despite attempts to change his attitude, Salihović did not concede. In early September 2015, the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (VSTV) granted the OSCE Mission access to the Prosecutor’s documents pertaining to war crimes. “In the case one declines to follow the recommendations, the possibility of starting disciplinary proceedings exists,” the memo by VSTV president Milan Tegeltija stated. Judge Korner met with several prosecutors and judges, and, based on these interactions along with the documents that were provided, she conducted the analysis, which was published by the OSCE in June of this year. The analysis contains recommendations for processing war crimes, but also criticizes the work of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH, as well as its chief prosecutor Salihović. Correcting Indictments Korner concluded that the quality of indictments is in decline. After talking to judges from the Court of BiH, she learned that it was able to confirm that of the total number of indictments issued only 39% were not returned to the Prosecutor’s Office for corrections. It was also stated that the Court entirely rejected four indictments, one of them for formal reasons, and the remaining three for lack of grounded suspicion that the suspect committed the acts he had been charged with. According to Judge Korner’s report, the Court of BiH has returned 42 indictments for corrections over the course of a year and a half, some of which have been sent back multiple times. “Prosecutors [waste] time correcting factual descriptions at the stage of the indictment’s confirmation of instead of presenting their views at the main hearing before the Court of BiH,” stated the response sent to Judge Korner by the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH. Another criticism outlined in the analysis was that the Prosecutor’s Office does not transfer less complex war crimes cases to entity or Brčko District courts despite the fact that there is clearly prescribed criteria that states that ordinary soldiers and police officers fall into the jurisdiction of the District and Cantonal Prosecutors’ Offices, The analysis concluded that such cases are instead tried before the Court of BiH. The report states: “If one examines the general level of perpetrator indicted relatively few fall into the category of those who were leaders or held command responsibility. The majority appear to be low level direct perpetrators of the crimes, camp guards and members of the military or paramilitary formations.” Judge Korner recommends ending the practice of indicting suspects as a means to meet the “quota” requirements, for statistical reasons, or as a result of pressure from the media and/or victims’ groups. “The emphasis should now be firmly placed on quality rather than quantity,” Korner said, stressing that the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH should focus on suspects who held command responsibility, that is, those who either ordered or instigated a crime. Computer, Telephone, and Transportation Korner also suggested drafting internal guidelines about the form and content of war crimes indictments and to urge prosecutors and investigators to attend an additional course at the Special Department for War Crimes within the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH at least once a year during the first two years of their employment .