A defense witness testifying at the Ramo Zilic and Esad Gakic trial said he never saw Zilic. The same witness said he used to see Gakic at the Musala detention camp in Konjic, but didnt know his name at the time.
The Mirsad Tahirovic trial began with a reading of the indictment and the examination of the first prosecution witnesses at the cantonal court in Mostar.
A defense witness at the Ibro Turajlic trial said he saw Turajlic, also known as Zelo, after a military operation in Pocitelj in 1992. The witness said Turajlic didnt have a machine gun.
The Elmedin Causevic trial began with a reading of the indictment and the examination of the first prosecution witnesses at the cantonal court of Mostar. Causevic, also known as Mesar (the Butcher), has been charged with war crimes in the municipality of Konjic.
The cantonal court of Mostar has sentenced Vlatko Jarak, a former member of the Croatian Defense Council, HVO, to one and a half years in prison for war crimes committed in Stolac.
On Friday, May 29, the cantonal court in Mostar will hand down its verdict against Vlatko Jarak, a former member of the Croatian Defense Council, whos been charged with war crimes in the Stolac area.
Testifying in his own defense, former military policeman Esad Gakic said he worked as a guard at the Musala detention camp but didnt enter locker rooms where Serb prisoners were detained.
Testifying at the Ramo Zilic and Esad Gakic trial, prosecution witness Dragan Kuljanin said the defendants beat him during his detention at the Musala detention camp.