A defense witness testifying at the trial of six defendants charged with crimes in Teslic said members of the Mice paramilitary formation terrorized the city during the summer of 1992.
The trial of Srecko Acimovic began before the Bosnian state court with a reading of the indictment and the presentation of introductory statements by the prosecution and the defense. Acimovic has been charged with genocide, due to his alleged participation in the mass shooting of 1,040 Bosniaks captured after the fall of Srebrenica.
State prosecution witness testifying at the trial of three defendants charged with war crimes in Trnovo described the murder of their parents and relatives in Trnovo and its surrounding villages during the summer of 1992.
Testifying at the trial of seven defendants charged with war crimes in Ljubuski, a prosecution witness described arrests and beatings that occurred in a prison in that town.
Testifying at the trial of four former Bosnian Croat fighters charged with crimes in Capljina, prosecution witnesses described the murder, arrest and abduction of Bosniaks from the villages of Krcevina and Celjevo in July 1993.
Testifying at the trial of three defendants charged with war crimes in the Trnovo area, prosecution witnesses described the murder and capture of civilians in the village of Presjenica on July 7 and 8, 1992.
Testifying at the trial of nine former Bosnian Serb fighters charged with war crimes in the Zvornik area, a state prosecution witness described locations where Bosniaks from Teocak were killed after being captured in the village of Gornji Lokanj.
Defense witnesses testified at the trial of six former members of the Bosnian Serb Army and Mice paramilitary formation. The witnesses said defendant Zoran Sljuka and Ljubisa Petricevic were Mice members with the highest amount of responsibility for attacks conducted on the villages of Stenjak and Rankovici in June 1992. The attacks were part of an operation led by Serb military and police formations aimed at disarming the village residents.
Testifying at the trial of four former Bosnian Croat fighters accused of war crimes committed in the municipality of Capljina, prosecution witnesses said they surrendered after hiding in the woods from Croat armed forces. They said they surrendered to protect themselves and were taken to the Gabela detention camp.
Testifying at the trial of three defendants charged with war crimes in the Trnovo area, state prosecution witnesses described the murder of their parents and cousins in the village of Deseci in Trnovo at the beginning of June 1992.