Testifying at the trial of ex-policeman Mirko Vrucinic, accused of wartime crimes in the Sanski Most area, a prosecution witness said that detainees held in a factory were brutally beaten, leaving one dead.
The state prosecution confirmed an indictment against Edhem Zilic, a former member of the Bosnian Army, charging him with crimes in the Konjic area in 1993.
The cantonal court of Mostar has sentenced Esad Gakic and Ramo Zilic to a total of five and a half years in prison. Gakic has been sentenced to one year and a half in prison, while Zilic has been sentenced to four years in prison.
The state prosecution called upon the appeals chamber of the Bosnian state court to increase the sentence against Ibro Macic. Macic’s defense requested that the court either renew the trial or hand down an acquittal.
Under the terms of a plea bargain, Radivoje Soldo was sentenced to between four and a half years to six years in prison for rape in the Konjic area.
Presenting its closing statement before the cantonal court of Mostar, the prosecution called upon the court to find Ramo Zilic and Esad Gakic guilty of war crimes in the Konjic area. The defense proposed a verdict of release.
A prosecution witness testifying at the Esad Gakic and Ramo Zilic trial said no prisoners were abused during his term as prison manager at the Musala prison facility in Konjic.
The cantonal court of Mostar sentenced Marinko Petrovic to seven years in prison for war crimes committed in Konjic.
The presentation of evidence at the Marinko Petrovic trial was completed with the examination of the last witness and closing statements. The verdict has been scheduled for October 5.
The cantonal court of Mostar has postponed the Halid Cajdin trial, pending an expert examination of the defendant’s health.
The trial chamber requested a new medical examination for Zulfikar Alispago in order to determine whether he is healthy enough to attend his trial.
A state prosecution witness testifying at the Marinko Petrovic trial said she heard the defendant took her husband away and killed him in the Konjic area.