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Although the Defence of indictee Babic was due to cross-examine protected witness S-1 on April 8, it was said at the status conference that the witness would be examined on May 20.
The Prosecution charges Babic, former Commander of the military police with the Republika Srpska Army, VRS, in Bratunac, with having ordered, committed and failed to prevent the detention of non-Serb civilians in the Vuk Karadzic school building in Bratunac in May 1992.
The indictment alleges that about 400 detained civilians lived in fear for their lives. They were allegedly beaten up and hit every day, while several tens of civilians were killed or died due to the poor conditions in the school building.
Responding to a question by Judge Davorin Jukic, both parties agreed that they would not complain due to the fact that the legally-set deadline of 30 days between two consecutive hearings would have passed.
According to the law, if more than 30 days pass between two hearings, the trial should begin anew.
