The Bosnian state court has referred two cases to the cantonal court of Sarajevo for further processing. One case deals with wartime crimes committed in Sarajevo, the other with crimes committed in the Hadzici and Ilidza area.
The appeals chamber of the Bosnian state court has reduced Zaim Lalicic’s sentence to six years in prison.
Zaim Lalicic’s defense asked the appeals chamber of the Bosnian state court to repeal the verdict against him or hand down an acquittal. The state prosecution objected to this proposal. Lalicic was sentenced to nine years in prison for crimes committed in the Hrasnica neighbourhood of Sarajevo.
The Bosnian state court will issue a first instance verdict against Zaim Lalicic on May 21. Lalicic has been charged with war crimes in the Sarajevo settlement of Hrasnica, in the municipality of Ilidza.
Testifying at the Zaim Lalicic trial, defense witness Sead Takac said he knew the injured party known as S.M., but had never heard that she had been raped.
Testifying at the Zaim Lalicic trial, a prosecution witness named Radovan Dubljevic said the defendant beat him several times.
The trial of Zaim Lalicic began with a reading of the indictment and introductory statements by the state prosecution.
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH, confirms an indictment against Zaim Lalicic, charging him with crimes against Serb civilians in Ilidza municipality.
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH, orders prohibiting measures against Zaim Lalicic, who is suspected of crimes in Hrasnica, near Sarajevo, in 1992 and 1993.