Career
He was one of the closest associates of Alija Izetbegović, the first president of Bosnia and Herzegovina. All of those tried were convicted and Behmen was sentenced to twelve years in prison. The verdict was strongly criticized by Western human rights organisations, including Amnesty International and Helsinki Watch, which claimed that the case was based on "communist propaganda", and the accused were not charged with either using or advocating violence.
In 1988, as communist rule faltered, he was pardoned and released after almost five years in prison.
