Former soldier Zoran Dragicevic, on trial for a series of alleged war crimes in the Bosnian capital, did not deport, jail or torture anyone, argued his lawyer.
Continuing the presentation of its closing statement, the Defence calls for a verdict of release against Senad Dautovic, claiming that the indictee is a victim of politics.
After Defence tams of the four defendants charged with the crime committed in Kalinovik presented their closing arguments, the Appeals Chamber scheduled the passing of the second instance verdict for November 12.
The District Court in Eastern Sarajevo decides to postpone the continuation of the trial for crimes in Rogatica after the Trial Chamber Chairwoman determined that indictee Vojo Motika was not capable of following the trial, because he was visibly drunk.
At the trial for the crime committed in Kladanj, the witness for the Prosecution said that defendant Safet Mujcinovic told the guards to shoot him if he attempted to escape.
At the trial for the crime committed in Jablanica, the witness for the Prosecution said that she saw defendant Nihad Bojadzic in the museum where she was kept prisoner.
A State Prosecution witness says at the trial for crimes in Zenica that he watched from 'a plum orchard' the murder of his neighbours and that, after being captured later on, he saw indictee Vehid Subotic in a school building.
The presentation of evidence at the trial of Zoran Dragicevic, who is charged with crimes in Sarajevo, has been completed with introduction of Defences material evidence. Closing statements are due to be presented on October 23.
At the trial for the crime committed in Bratunac, the witness for the defence said that on May 3, 1992, he was together with defendant Najdan Mladjenovic in a grove near the village of Hranca, but that they did not see what was happening in the village.