Witness Says She Heard Capljina Policemen Killed Her Husband

Petar Krndelj, Nikola Zovko, Kreso Rajic and Ivica Cutura have been charged with committing crimes against civilians in Capljina. They have been charged with murder, the inhumane treatment of Bosniak civilians, as well as their torture and injury from July 19-28, 1993.

According to the charges, Zovko was the commander of the police station in Capljina, Krndelj was the assistant commander, Rajic was the commander of the military police squad, and Ivica Cutura was an active police officer.

State prosecution witness Damira Veledar said she last saw her husband Edin in a barn in the village of Krcevine in the municipality of Capljina on July 10 or 11, 1993. She said he was hiding in the barn with two other individuals for approximately ten days.

Veledar said she found out her husband was killed in Blagaj on August 5, 1993. When asked whether she found out who the perpetrator was, she said she heard that policemen from the Capljina police station had killed him.

Responding to questions from the defense, Veledar said Aladin, one of the men who hid with her husband, told her Capljina police officers had killed her husband.

Veledar said she didn’t know whether her husband had any engagement with the Bosnian Army.

Suzana Tomanovic, Krndelj’s defense attorney, presented Veledar with material evidence indicating that her husband was a member and a soldier for the Bosnian Army. Veledar then confirmed that her husband had been a member of the Bosnian Army.

The defense also presented evidence indicating that Edin Veledar’s mother and wife were granted the right to receive disability benefits as members of his family. Veledar confirmed that these documents contained her signature.

The trial will continue on January 27.