Verdict Set in Killing of Four Serb Civilians

Prosecutor Nives Kanevcev pointed to the testimony of protected Witness A, saying he was an eyewitness to the killings.

Kanevcev recounted the witness’s testimony of how he was hiding with another person in a house during an attack on Kasatici village in late May 1992. The witness said he saw Sadikovic going down to the basement of his old house, taking Dejan, Joka, Aco and Srdjan Milosevic out and killing them with burst of gunfire.

Kanevcev explained that several witnesses said that they heard about the murder of the Milosevics from Witness A.

Sadikovic’s defense attorney, Midhat Koco, said that “the actual perpetrators, who tried to prevent the truth from being discovered, will not stand trial” for this crime, adding that the prosecution’s allegations were the least reasonable explanation of how the event could have happened.

Koco said his client did not commit the crime, adding that the prosecution should have proved each element without reasonable doubt. He said that the prosecution’s key evidence was Witness A’s testimony.

“The witness himself contradicted his testimony. During a TV interview he said that he did not see Azemin Sadikovic because he was turned away from him,” Koco said, pointing to differences between Witness A’s testimony and the interview.

According to Koco, Fadil Covic’s testimony confirmed that the defendant was member of reserve police forces and that he was a policeman during the entire war period.

Koco also said the case was also undercut by several witnesses who said they had heard that the Milosevics were killed by another person.

The verdict is scheduled for March 23.