[An Nahar] A Bosnian appeals court on Friday ordered the retrial of an Islamist bad boy who opened fire on the U.S. embassy in Sarajevo in 2011, citing failures to respect his legal rights.Mevlid Jasarevic, 24, was given an 18-year sentence in December 2012, the heaviest ever handed down for terrorism offences by a Bosnian court.
But the appeals court said in a statement the verdict was "annulled" and announced a new trial due to "serious procedural breaches" and "violation of [the] defendant's rights", without giving specific details.
Jasarevic fired 105 bullets at the U.S. embassy in October 2011 with an automatic weapon for almost an hour before being shot by police and incarcerated
Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'!
. One police officer was injured in the attack.
He will remain in detention until the appeals procedure is finished or for one year, whichever was the shorter period, the court said.
Jasarevic's lawyer Senad Dupovac told news hounds that he was not allowed to present all his evidence during the first trial.
In a video recorded before the attack and broadcast by the prosecution last year, Jasarevic said his act was a response to the American "war" against Islam.