A state prosecution witness testifying at the trial of four former members of the Bosnian Army said he saw defendant Emir Drakovac decapitate a man in the village of Vratsalici in the municipality of Rogatica.
The state prosecution has filed an indictment against six former members of the Bosnian Serb Army suspected of crimes against humanity committed against Bosniak and Croat civilians in the vicinity of Kotor-Varos.
A state prosecution witness testifying at the trial of fourteen former members of Bosnian Serb military and police forces said approximately 50 women and children were detained in the basement of a house in Zecovi, near Prijedor. The witness said the house was torched by Bosnian Serb fighters.
Next week, defendants who’ve been charged with war crimes in Odzak and Derventa are scheduled to appear before the Bosnian state court to enter their pleas.
The state court postponed the announcement of the verdict in the trial of Marijan Brnjic, Martin Barukcic, Pavo Glavas and Ilija Glavas. The defendants have been charged with war crimes in the Odzak area.
The trial of four former members of the Bosnian Army charged with war crimes in Rogatica and Foca has been postponed due to the failure of one of the defendants, Aziz Susa, to appear in court.
After several months of delay caused by defendant Dragoslav Bojic’s poor health, the trial of six former Bosnian Serb fighters has been postponed again to accommodate a new expert examination of Bojic’s health.
A court expert in ballistics testified at the trial of Goran Mrdja, Milorad Mrdja, Ranko Mrdja and Mile Kokot, former Bosnian Serb Army soldiers charged with war crimes in the Sanski Most area. The expert presented his findings regarding a murder and an attempted murder in 1993.
After a trial that’s lasted more than a year, the Bosnian state court will hand down a verdict in the case of Marijan Brnjic, Martin Barukcic, Pavo Glavas and Ilija Glavas on November 26, 2015. The defendants have been accused with wartime rape in the Odzak area.