Kondic et al: Rescue certificates

Cerim Hrncic, who appeared as prosecution witness at the trial for crimes in Kljuc, spoke about the happenings in this municipality in 1992, adding that he left Dubocani village, together with his family, after having obtained “a written approval to leave” from the police.  

“The convoy was organised by a person named Darko Jurisic. About 2,500 people left Kljuc on this occasion. Nobody could leave without having obtained a written approval from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. We had to go to the municipality and confirm that we would donate our property to Republika Srpska and Kljuc municipality,” Hrncic said, adding that the convoy left Kljuc on September 9, 1992.

Vinko Kondic, Bosko Lukic and Marko Adamovic are charged with organising a group of people and abetting them to commit genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Kljuc municipality in 1991 and 1992.

Hrncic claims that members of the army and police searched Dubocani village on June 10, 1992, capturing a few residents and taking them to the police building in Kljuc.

“Prior to their arrival, it was said, on the radio, that they would search the village. Many soldiers and transporters came. They took 11 of us, including my son Hamdija, by buses to Kljuc. Soldiers escorted us to cells in the police station, where we were then beaten and examined,” Hrncic said.

The Prosecution’s indictment alleges that, in 1992 the army and police searched the villages, unlawfully captured, detained and physically and mentally abused civilians in several buildings in the Kljuc area.

This witness said that, on June 10, 1992 he saw Marko Adamovic in his village, adding that he “did not beat or mistreat” him but he was dressed in “military uniform and carried a gun”. 

Hrncic claims that the detained residents of Dubocani village stayed in the police station for a short time. After that five of them were taken to Manjaca, while others, including him and his son, were released to liberty. 

“When we returned to the village, there was some unforgettable silence. It was the first day of Bajram (Muslim religious holiday), but nobody cooked any food. They were not even allowed to walk around. Later on policemen regularly patrolled the village,” Hrncic said.

He said that there was a crisis committee in Kljuc, which was led by a person named Jovo Banjac, while Bosko Lukic was one of its members.

The trial is due to continue on Monday, December 15.