Testimony of Protected Witness in Vojic and Mesic Trial Closed to Public

A protected witness was examined in a closed hearing at the trial of Adil Vojic and Bekir Mesic, charged with wartime rape in the Bihac area. The witness, who was allegedly raped by the defendants, testified again today as per an invitation by the state court.

Autor:

Emina Dizdarević Tahmiščija

30. december 2015. | 00:00

Trial chamber chair Zoran Bozic said the witness had previously been examined in a closed session, and would testify at today’s hearing under the same measures.

The state prosecution has charged Adil Vojic and Bekir Mesic, former members of the 501st Brigade of the Fifth Corps of the Bosnian Army, with having alternately raped a woman and forced another person to sexually abuse her on the night of May 1 or 2, 1994.

The trial is scheduled to continue on January 6, 2016.

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