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If Cetic signs the agreement, he will testify for the Prosecution.
The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina charges Ljubisa Cetic, Zoran Babic, Milorad Radakovic, Milorad Skrbic, Dusan Jankovic and Zeljko Stojnic, former members of the Interventions Squad and Public Safety Station in Prijedor, with the murder of about 200 civilians at Koricanske stijene. The indictment alleges that the civilians were separated from a convoy moving from Prijedor to Travnik on August 21, 1992.
The same indictment originally charged Damir Ivankovic and Gordan Djuric, former members of the Interventions Squad, who admitted participation in the crime in mid 2009 and testified against the other indictees. During his testimony Ivankovic said he saw Zoran Babic, Milorad Skrbic and Ljubisa Cetic taking part in the shooting of civilians at Koricanske stijene.
Ivankovic was sentenced to 14 and Djuric to eight years in prison.
At this hearing the Defence of the fourth indictee presented material evidence by which it sought to prove that “there was a conflict between two belligerents” in Prijedor and not ethnic cleansing or persecution, as stated in the indictment. The Defence also presented evidence by which it wanted to prove that Cetic was not a member of the Interventions Squad with the Public Safety Station in Prijedor at the time when the crimes were committed.
The Prosecution objected to the bulk of this evidence, arguing that it was irrelevant to the case.
The trial is due to continue on Monday, March 15.
