Macic: Presentation of Material Evidence

State Prosecutor Sanja Jukic introduced some pieces of evidence that were not disputable, but she did not specify what they were.

Kadrija Kolic, Defence attorney of indictee Macic, said that he had held a meeting with the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina at which they agreed which pieces of evidence were not disputable.

The State Prosecution charges Eso Macic, former member of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina, ABiH, with war crimes against civilians and prisoners of war in the “Celebici” detention camp and “Musala” sports hall in
Konjic.

According to the charges, in June 1992 Macic, who was accompanied by unidentified Celebici detention camp guards, brutally beat an elderly Serb civilian, who died due to injuries.

The Trial Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina did not accept the State Prosecution’s proposal to include a statement given by indictee Macic in the case file, because the Chamber considered the statement irrelevant.

The Defence denied the authenticity of Macic’s statement. Prosecutor Jukic proposed to the Chamber to admit Macic’s statement “in relation to” the murder of Milorad Kuljanin, but the Chamber noticed that the statement did not make any mention of Milorad Kuljanin, but Radomir
Kuljanin.

“The Chamber considers the document irrelevant. We decline this piece of evidence. The Court shall not accept it,” said Trial Chamber Chairwoman Jasmina Kosovic.

Prosecutor Jukic said that the person, who “wrote” the statement, made the mistake, adding that Radomir Kuljanin was Milorad’s father.

Zeljko Karan, court medicine expert, and Milko Maric, ballistic expert, were due to present their findings and opinion at this hearing, but they were not able to attend the hearing for justified reasons.

The trial is due to continue on October 6 this year.

A.S.