Trial for Rogatica and Foca Crimes Begins November 21
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During a pre-trial status conference in the case against Muhamed Sisic, Emir Drakovac, Aziz Susa and Tarik Sisic the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH, announced that, during the evidence presentation process it would examine at least 86 witnesses, as originally proposed in the indictment.
“I am mentioning that many of the witnesses are elderly people and that some of them were last examined back in 2006. For that reason, there is a possibility that some of the witnesses may have since died in or are no longer capable of testifying,” Prosecutor Mirza Hukeljic explained.
He said that the Prosecution of BiH decided to reduce the number of witnesses, who would testify about the same circumstances described under the indictment.
The Prosecution of BiH charges Muhamed Sisic, Emir Drakovac, Aziz Susa and Tarik Sisic with having participated in an attack on Serb civilians, who were moving from the Gorazde area towards Rogatica on August 27, 1992, when several people were killed or injured.
According to the State Prosecution’s charges, Muhamed Sisic was Commander of the Reconnaissance Squad of the so-called Kukavicka Company of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina, ABiH, while the other indictees were members of that unit.
Drakovac is also charged with having committed murders, torture and mutilation of a civilian and prisoner of war with an axe in the Foca area in late 1992.
The Court of BiH confirmed the indictment in August 2014.
