The Bosnian prosecution marked its tenth anniversary of dealing with war crimes by insisting that it has indicted more suspects than ever in the past two years.
A state prosecution witness known as MR-1 said that he was made to feel uncomfortable when contacted by defendants Sasa Perkovic, Pero Radovic, Ilija Vukasinovic, and Milos Vukasinovic, but that they didnt try to influence him or change his testimony.
Former Bosnian Army soldier Edin Dzeko was sentenced to 13 years in prison for taking part in the killings of Croats in the village of Trusina near Konjic in the spring of 1993.
Police arrested five former members of the Bosnian Serb Armys Rogatica Brigade on suspicion that they took part in the killings, rape and illegal detention of civilians in 1992.
Two former members of the Bosnian Armys Fifth Corps were sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail each for the abuse of prisoners detained at a barracks in Bihac.
Former Bosnian Croat fighter Zeljko Jukic was sentenced to 15 years in prison for wartime crimes against Bosniaks including forced disappearances, torture and looting in Prozor in 1993.
Former Bosnian Serb general Novak Djukic fled to Serbia last year after being convicted of wartime crimes in Tuzla, but there is no indication when or if Belgrade will jail him.
Abduladhim Maktoufs defense attorney requested that the appellate chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina reduce Maktoufs sentence from five years to one year in prison.