Former prisoners testified about unhygienic conditions and malnourishment at a military prison in Ljubuski where they were detained in 1993 and 1994.
At the trial of former Croatian Defence Council fighter Almaz Nezirovic for alleged torture and inhumane treatment of detained Serb civilians, a witness said the defendant beat him several times.
A witness at the trial of seven former guards at a wartime prison in Ljubuski said he was kept in filthy conditions and used as a target for shooting practice by one guard.
Testifying at the trial of seven defendants charged with war crimes in Ljubuski, a prosecution witness described arrests and beatings that occurred in a prison in that town.
Testifying at the trial of seven former managers and guards at the VIZ prison in Ljubuski, a state prosecution witness identified defendant Stojan Odak as one of the members of the “Jastrebovi,” who mistreated and beat prisoners whenever they could.
Testifying at the trial of seven defendants charged with Ljubuski crimes, a protected witness identified defendant Ivan Kraljevic as the man who apprehended him on a bus, beat him and escorted him to a prison in Capljina.
A state prosecution witness said Ivan Kraljevic, also known as Ivica, was present once during his examination and beating in a prison in Ljubuski, but he did not participate in it.
State prosecution witnesses described the poor living conditions at the VIZ prison in Ljubuski, where they were held from May 1993 to March 1994. They testified at the trial of seven former prison managers and guards charged with the abuse of former prisoners.
The first prosecution witness to testify at the trial of former VIZ prison managers and guards said he was held in various facilities in Herzegovina during his ten months of detention.
The Bosnian state court has confirmed an indictment against eight former members of the Croatian Defence Council charged with war crimes in Ljubuski.