At the trial of former Croatian Defence Council fighter Almaz Nezirovic for alleged torture and inhumane treatment of detained Serb civilians, a witness said the defendant beat him several times.
Witnesses told the trial of former Croatian Defence Council fighter Almaz Nezirovic, accused of abusing prisoners in Derventa and Bosanski Brod, that the defendant beat them with a rubber baton.
Testifying at the trial of Almaz Nezirovic, Marko Markovic said that he, his father, and cousin and were taken away from their homes and sent to the Yugoslav National Army Center on May 11, 1992. He said they spent three days in the center before being transferred to the Rabic military hangar.
A trial dealing with crimes in Bosanski Brod and Derventa was postponed because defendant Almaz Nezirovic failed to appear in court.
The Bosnian state court gave additional time before deciding on a guilt admission agreement concluded with defendant Damir Lipovac, as it considers the proposed six year prison sentence inadequate.
On February 1, the state court will announce its decision on the guilt admission agreement concluded with Damir Lipovac, charged with crimes in the Derventa area.
The trial of Almaz Nezirovic, who is charged with war crimes against Serb civilians in the Derventa and Bosanski Brod area, has begun before the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Bosnian state court has postponed discussing a guilt admission agreement reached with Damir Lipovac, as consent by the injured parties in his case had not been obtained. The agreement refers to Derventa war crimes for which Lipovac plead guilty.
Damir Lipovac, a former member of the Croatian Defense Council (HVO), signed a document admitting his guilt for war crimes in the Derventa area in 1992.
The trial of Damir Lipovac will began at the Bosnian state court on Tuesday, December 22. Lipovac has been charged with war crimes in the Derventa area in 1992.