As the trial of Milenko Vukovic continues before the District Court in Trebinje, a Defence witness says that, on June 17, 1992 the indictee was on the division line in Brstenik village and not in Nevesinje.
As the trial of Milenko Vukovic continues before the District Court in Trebinje, Defence witnesses are not able to confirm that the indictee mistreated them in Nevesinje in mid June 1992.
The Trebinje District Court rejects a custody order motion for Milenko Vukovic from Nevesinje, who was arrested on Wednesday due to a suspicion that he committed crimes against the civilian population.
The District Court in Trebinje has not dealt with any new war-crimes cases during the past two years, because no indictments have been filed by the Prosecution in that period.
Renovation of a courtroom in the District Court in Trebinje has been completed this week. The renovation, which included setting equipment for audio and video recording, was undertaken with the aim of improving capacities for processing of war crimes.
The District Court in Trebinje, Republika Srpska, found Ranko Stevanovic guilty of war crimes committed in Foca in 1992 and sentenced him to 14 years in prison.
The trial of Ranko Stevanovic, who is charged with war crimes against the civilian population in Foca municipality, before the District Court in Trebinje begins with examination of two Prosecution witnesses at a closed hearing.
The Basic Court in Trebinje pronounces a verdict, ordering the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina to pay KM 100,000 to Olga Drasko as compensation for the torture she suffered during the course of her detention in Dretelj detention camp, near Capljina from the beginning of May to August 1992.
Disagreements over which trials should be held before the State Court, and which should go before lower courts, will continue until a war-crimes strategy finally sorts out the issue of case referral.
War crimes trials in Bosnia’s smaller entity are on increase, mainly due to the establishment of the state War Crimes Chamber, but their success depends on the support of local and foreign institutions.