A witness testified that after he was detained as a teenager, he heard that fighter Nikola Maric, on trial for the persecution and killings of Bosniaks in the Prozor area, shot his father dead.
In the week ahead the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina is due to pronounce a first instance verdict against Edin Dzeko, who is charged with crimes in Trusina village, near Konjic and Jablanica.
As the trial for crimes in Bosanski Brod and Odzak continues, a statement given by a late State Prosecution witness was read in the courtroom. The statement alleges that indictee Tolic participated in the beating of detainees.
As the trial of Aleksandar Cvetkovic, who is charged with genocide in Srebrenica, continues, a summary of Momir Nikolics testimony before The Hague Tribunal in 2003 was read.
As a confidential letter from The Hague Tribunal referring to protected witnesses is considered, the trial continues behind closed doors of Oliver Krsmanovic, who is charged with crimes in Visegrad,
Generally speaking, Bosnia and Herzegovina does not lack norms and regulations, but it does lack the application and implementation of the international humanitarian law, says Swiss Ambassador to BiH Andre Schaller.
As decided at a status conference, three transcripts of statements given by witnesses who previously testified before the Hague Tribunal, but now refuse to testify before the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH, will be read at the next hearing at the trial of Aleksandar Cvetkovic, who is indicted for genocide in Srebrenica.
The genocide trial of former Bosnian Serb fighter Aleksandar Cvetkovic heard how a young Bosniak survived because the body of a dead prisoner shielded him from gunfire.
As confirmed by the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina to BIRN Justice Report, a second instance verdict has been pronounced against Osman Brkan, acquitting him of charges for crimes in Blace village, near Konjic.