Darko Dolic Pleads Not Guilty
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Appearing before the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Darko Dolic denied the allegations charging him with having participated in the physical abuse and robbery of Bosniak civilians in Druzinovici village, Prozor Municipality, in August 1993. The indictment alleges that Dolic raped and beat up one person on the same day the other crimes were committed.
“Honourable Court, I plead not guilty,” said Dolic, a former member of the “Jastrebovi” (“Hawks”) Reconnaissance Squad with the HVO.
The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina alleges that Dolic raped protected witness S1, who was a minor at the time, while threatening her with weapons, in a house in Lapsunj village, where more than 30 Bosniak women were held, “on several occasions” in the first half of August 1993.
In addition, Dolic is charged with having raped protected witness S3 in Druzinovici village “at the end of July or beginning of August 1993”.
The State Investigation and Protection Agency, SIPA, arrested Dolic on October 20 this year. As per the existing legal regulations, his trial must begin within the next 30 days.
