Former Bosnian Serb policeman Vojislav Brestovac was cleared of crimes involvement in the killings of three against Bosniak civilians in Doboj in 1992.
A prosecution witness testifying at the trial of Marko Brocilo said he saw the defendant enter a civilian’s house in the summer of 1992 and heard a gunshot afterwards.
The Marko Brocilo trial began at the district court of Doboj. Brocilo has been charged with war crimes against the civilian population of Josava in 1992, a village located in the municipality of Odzak at the time.
On November 27, the district court of Doboj will hand down its verdict in the Vojislav Brestovac trial. Brestovac has been charged with war crimes against civilians in Doboj.
Testifying in his own defense before the district court of Doboj, Vojislav Brestovac denied participating in the murder of civilians in Miljkovac, Doboj.
A defense witness testifying at the trial of Vojislav Brestovac said Petra Aldobasic, the wife of one of the victims in the case, never told him the defendant participated in the murder of her husband, Muharem.
A prosecution witness testifying at the Vojislav Brestovac trial said he heard gunshots and saw a house set on fire the night his cousins Muarem, Muhamed and Ismeta Aldobasic were killed in Doboj.
The trial of Marko Brocilo for war crimes against the civilian population in the Odzak area is due to begin at the district court of Doboj on November 24.
An investigation into the air missile attack on the settlement of Tesanjka in the municipality of Tesanj has been stalled due to a lack of archival documentation and disagreements over the jurisdiction of the case.