As the trial of Aleksandar Cvetkovic for Srebrenica genocide continues, State Prosecution witnesses say that they participated in transportation of people from Srebrenica, as well as male captives.
The Defence of Ratko Mladic denies findings by the Prosecution’s military expert Reynaud Theunens, who said that, in his capacity as Commander of the Republika Srpska Army, VRS, the indictee did not initiate any investigations into war crimes.
Testifying in defence of Radovan Karadzic, a former Muslim soldier says that between 1,500 and 1,700 persons were killed in the woods in July 1995, when the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina from Srebrenica attempted a breakthrough to Tuzla and that those people were not buried.
As the trial for crimes in Bratunac continues, a Defence witness says that he was among the men, including indictee Savo Zivkovic, who were present in Hranca village on May 3, 1992, adding that none of them went to the upper part of the village, where there was shooting.
A hearing to discuss a State Prosecution’s custody order motion for five convicts for genocide in Srebrenica, who were released from prison, has been postponed, because one of the Defence attorneys requested the exemption of judge Azra Miletic.
As the trial for crimes in Bratunac continues, a Defence witness says that indictee Sava Zivkovic was with him and other neighbours in a house in Hranca.
The Defence of Najdan Mladjenovic, who is charged with crimes in Bratunac, completes the presentation of evidence. The Defence of Savo Zivkovic is due to begin examining its witnesses at the next hearing.
As the trial for crimes in the Bratunac area continues, Defence witnesses say that volunteers were responsible for detention and mistreatment of Bosniaks and that indictee Savo Babic had nothing to do with it.
Testifying in defence of Najdan Mladjenovic at the trial for crimes in Bratunac, a witness says that he saw masked soldiers, who gave him orders in relation to transportation of civilians, in Hranca village in May 1992.
As the trial for crimes in Bratunac continues, a court medicine expert says that, acting on a request by the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, he identified 55 bodies from the Bljecevo secondary grave, Bratunac municipality.
The Appellate Chamber confirmed a verdict, under which Dragan Neskovic and Zoran Ilic were acquitted of charges that they committed crimes against Srebrenica residents in July 1995.