3. March 2016.
At the trial of eight defendants charged with war crimes in the municipality of Hadzici, a defense witness for Fadil Covic said he hadn’t heard any negative things about him or defendant Mirsad Sabic.
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2. March 2016.
A state prosecution witness was cross-examined at the trial of three defendants charged with crimes in the Bosanska Krupa area. The witness said he and other policemen found a rifle from the Second World War on property owned by the victim in the case.
29. February 2016.
A state prosecution witness testifying at the trial of ten former Bosnian Serb soldiers, said he spoke to Bosnian Serb paramilitary commander Milan Lukic in an attempt to find his nephew. The nephew of the witness had been kidnapped from a train station in Strpci, Rudo, in February 1993.
26. February 2016.
The Bosnian state court confirmed an indictment against Vid and Josip Kresic for crimes in Stolac.
26. February 2016.
Some war crime trials held before the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina have been postponed for several months due to absence of witnesses, various procedures or illness of defendants.
26. February 2016.
The state court has sentenced Ramiz Avdovic and Iulian Nicolae Vintila to three and two years in prison for crimes committed in the former Viktor Bubanj barracks in Sarajevo.
25. February 2016.
Testifying in defense of Fadil Covic, a witness said people detained in the Silos detention facility weren’t responsible for the disappearance of Bosniak men from the Hadzici area. The witness said they served as a guarantee that some information on the missing would be obtained.
25. February 2016.
A trial involving crimes committed in the Zavidovici area continued with testimony from a protected witness. The court prohibited publishing the testimony of the protected witness.
24. February 2016.
Testifying at the trial of three Bosnian Croat fighters charged with crimes in Livno, a state prosecution witness said he was beaten during his detention in the Ivan Goran Kovacic school building.
23. February 2016.
A protected state prosecution witness said defendant Emir Drakovac tortured a captured member of the Bosnian Serb Army in Zebina Suma in the municipality of Foca during the Bosnian war. The witness testified at the trial of four former members of the Bosnian Army charged with crimes in the Rogatica and Foca area.
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