Klickovic et al: Trials conducted at museum

At the trial for crimes committed in Bosanska Krupa, Prosecution witness Osman Music could not remember all the persons, who interrogated him during the “trial conducted at the museum” in Jasenica, but he recalled the cruel abuse of detainees in 1992.

“During the course of my detention in the school building in Jasenica I was taken to some trial, where they showed me some objects, claiming that we wanted to use those objects to mistreat Serbs. I remembered that I had seen those objects in the museum, when I had visited it with my school mates. Those objects were used in the previous war,” Music said. He was brought to the school building on April 23, 1992.

Music said that Dmitar Ciganovic asked him the most questions in the course of the examination, adding that three other persons were present, but he could not remember their names.

The indictment, filed by the Prosecution, alleges that, in April and May 1992 a certain number of detainees were taken before the so-called Temporary Court Martial, where they were examined. Mladen Drljaca was allegedly the president of that court. After having been examined, a certain number of detainees were transferred to the “Petar Kocic” elementary school building.

The Prosecution charges Drljaca, Gojko Klickovic and Jovan Ostojic with a number of crimes committed in Bosanska Krupa in 1992. The indictment mentions Dmitar Ciganovic as an accomplice in the crimes committed in Krupa.

“I was not abused in Jasenica, although a group known as ‘Suha rebra’ used to come there. They would poke detainees with knives in the gym. Witness A3 was one of those detainees. Besides them, some individuals used to come there later on and mistreat detainees,” Music said. Prior to having been arrested, he was a member of reserve police forces in Krupa.

As indicated by Music, after having been detained in Jasenica, he was transferred, together with other detainees, to a school building in Krupa, where he was beaten by some unknown policeman.

“He beat me up three times, but I do not know him, as he was not from our town. While we were in the school building, Kemal Sepic and Feho Kadic were beaten the most, while witness 03 was taken out. When she came back, she was sad, but she did not say anything,” Music said.

This witness was among a group of detainees, who were exchanged on May 22, 1992. As indicated by this witness, detainees’ names were called out, as per a list, read by “an elderly man”.

Following the examination of this witness the State Prosecution presented, as material evidence, a Report on the work of the Municipal Assembly in Krupa and wartime Presidency for the period from January 1992 to April 1993, which indicates, among other things, that Serbs would “fight for being represented in the government”. The same document foresaw the establishment of “a court martial”.

The State Prosecution has presented 191 pieces of material evidence up to date.

The trial is due to continue on Wednesday, October 22.