Former Bosnian Serb Commanders on Trial for Crimes in Srebrenica
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Defendants Ostoja Stanisic and Marko Milosevic, both former members of the Army of Republika Srpska, are on trial for the murder of approximately 1000 Srebrenica residents in a dam near Petkovc in July 1995.
According to the charges, Stanisic served as Commander of the Sixth Battalion of the Zvornik Brigade, while Milosevic served as his Deputy Commander.
Prosecutor Predrag Tomic presented an order issued by the Drina Corps Command in July 1995 regarding the evacuation of Srebrenica.
“The order was delivered to the brigades. They were requested to have buses at the ready, so they could be used for evacuating people from the Srebrenica enclave,” Tomic said.
He presented a document issued by the Drina Corps which stated that “media reports should show that the local population is treated in a correct manner, which will make it easier to take control of the Srebrenica and Zepa enclaves.”
“We are also presenting an order to search the area of the former enclave of Srebrenica,” Tomic added.
Tomic then presented an interview with defendant Stanisic which had been published in the Zvornik Brigade’s newspaper, as well as photographs made during the inspection of the crime scene.
The defense objected to some of the evidence presented by the prosecution, saying that they were irrelevant with regards to the defendants or did not correspond with the time span covered by the indictment.
The trial is scheduled to continue on February 11 with the examination of a prosecution witness.
