A defense witness testified at the trial of Osman Gogic and six other defendants charged with war crimes in the Kladanj area. The witness confirmed that injured party Velimir Celic was in the village of Brloski Potok in June 1992. He said he didn’t know what happened to him when he went to his sister’s home.
Defendant Osman Gogic testified in his own defense at the trial of seven defendants charged with crimes in the Kladanj area. He denied knowing injured parties Velimir and Milos Celic. According to the charges against him, Gogic abused Velimir Celic at the public safety station in Kladanj in June 1992.
Testifying in defense of Nedzad Hodzic, witness Zdravko Martinovic said the defendant saved his life in August 1992. Martinovic said Hodzic intervened when his ID was being checked at a checkpoint near Djurdjevik in the municipality of Zivinice.
Testifying at the trial of eight former Bosniak fighters charged with war crimes in the Kladanj area, witnesses said defendant Ramiz Halilovic saved their lives by helping them leave Stupari and go to Serb-controlled territory in May 1992.
Defense witnesses testifying at the trial of eight defendants charged with war crimes in the Kladanj area said defendant Ramiz Halilovic helped persecuted Serb civilians.
A neuropsychiatrist testifying at the trial of Nedzad Hodzic said the defendant is incapable of following or participating in court proceedings. Hodzic has been charged with war crimes on Mount Igman.
Two defense witness testifying at the trial of eight defendants charged with war crimes in the Kladanj area said the military police didn’t participate in the arrest of Serbs or search their houses.
A defense witness said Zijad Hamzic didn’t abuse civilians captured by Territorial Defense soldiers in Lupoglavo on June 7, 1992. Hamzic and others have been charged with war crimes in Kladanj.
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 defense witness testifying in defense of Nusret Muhic said he didn’t see the defendant beat anyone.
Testifying in his own defense, Nusret Muhic said he didn’t beat any civilians brought into the police premises in Kladanj for questioning.