People in Brcko commemorated the killings of more than a hundred of their neighbours during the war 23 years ago, when a bridge was blown up by attackers who remain unidentified.
At the start of the Mensur Peljto retrial, the defense requested that the chairman of the trial chamber be exempted from the trial. As a result, the retrial was terminated, pending a decision from the Basic Court of the Brcko District.
The Basic Court of Brcko District found Asmir Tatarevic and Armin Omazic, former members of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina, guilty of crimes against civilians and prisoners of war. The court sentenced them to a total of three and a half years in prison.
The Basic Court in Brcko rejects a Prosecutions proposal to extend custody for indictee Redzep Salaj and releases him to liberty under prohibiting measures.
The Prosecution of Brcko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH, files an indictment against Nermin Salijevic for crimes against the civilian population and prisoners of war committed in the Brcko area in mid-1992.
The trial of Redzep Salaj, who is charged with crimes against civilians and prisoners of war in the Brcko area, has begun with reading of the indictment and presentation of introductory statements before the Basic Court of Brcko District.