Former prisoners testified about unhygienic conditions and malnourishment at a military prison in Ljubuski where they were detained in 1993 and 1994.
The cantonal court in Sarajevo has acquitted former Bosnian Army serviceman Azemin Sadikovic for a second time of the killing of four Serb civilians in the Hadzici municipality in May 1992.
At the trial of eight defendants charged with war crimes in the municipality of Hadzici, a defense witness for Fadil Covic said he hadn’t heard any negative things about him or defendant Mirsad Sabic.
Testifying in defense of Fadil Covic, a witness said people detained in the Silos detention facility weren’t responsible for the disappearance of Bosniak men from the Hadzici area. The witness said they served as a guarantee that some information on the missing would be obtained.
Testifying in his own defense before the cantonal court of Sarajevo, defendant Momir Tomas he was wounded on the combat line in Tinovo in the municipality of Hadzici in late November 1992 on the date of his alleged crimes.
Testifying at the trial of eight defendants charged with wartime crimes in the municipality of Hadzici, a defense witness said families of the missing in Hadzici were against the exchange of prisoners held in the Silos detention facility in 1992 and early 1993. He said they were against the exchange of prisoners because they had no information on their missing family members.
Testifying at the trial of eight defendants charged with war crimes in the municipality of Hadzici, a defense witness said he heard “Juka’s units” used to beat prisoners held in the Silos detention facility.
Testifying at the trial of eight defendants charged with wartime crimes in the Hadzici area, a defense witness said only Serbs who possessed weapons and represented a security threat were detained in the Pazaric and Tarcin area.
As the Momir Tomas trial continues at the cantonal court of Sarajevo, defense witnesses said they knew the defendant and that he was wounded in late November 1992, the time of his alleged crimes.
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.
A defense witness testified at the trial of eight former members of Bosniak military and police formations charged with war crimes in the municipality of Hadzici. Testifying in Fadil Covic’s defense, the witness, who worked on his farm in Pazaric during the war, said he was arrested on May 24, 1992 and was released on the same day by the defendant.