Closing Statements Expected in Two War Crimes Cases Next Week

Next week the state prosecution will present its closing statements in two war crimes cases, one in Sarajevo and the other in Bijeljina.

Autor:

Lamija Grebo

13. November 2015. | 00:00

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On Monday, November 16, the state prosecution will present its closing statement at the trial of Ramiz Avdovic and Iulian-Nicolae Vintila. The defendants have been charged with war crimes in the Sarajevo area.

On the same day, a hearing will be held to discuss the health of Nedzad Hodzic. Hodzic has been charged with war crimes committed on Mount Igman in 1993.

On Wednesday, November 18, the state prosecution will present its closing statement at the Gligor Begovic trial. Begovic, a former member of the Bosnian Serb Army, has been charged with war crimes committed in the Batkovic detention camp in the municipality of Bijeljina.

Trials for crimes committed in Prijedor, Srebrenica, Zvornik, Visegrad, Cajnice, Srebrenik, Teslic, Bosanska Krupa, Zavidovici, Hadzici, Igman and Mostar are also scheduled to continue next week.

Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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