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.
At the beginning of the retrial of Vlatko Jarak before the Mostar Cantonal Court the Defence requests the exemption of Trial Chamber Chairman Hamo Kebo.
The Supreme Court of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, FBiH, quashes a verdict under which Vlatko Jarak was sentenced to one year in prison for crimes in the Stolac area.
Presenting their appeals against a verdict, under which Vlatko Jarak was sentenced to one year in prison for crimes in Stolac, the Prosecution proposes a longer imprisonment sentence, while the Defence calls for acquittal of charges or retrial.
Following the presentation of closing statements by the Prosecution and Defence at the trial of Vlatko Jarak for crimes in Stolac, the Mostar Cantonal Court schedules the pronouncement of a verdict for June 21 this year.
Testifying at the trial of Vlatko Jarak, the first Mostar Cantonal Prosecution witness cannot say for sure whether the indictee took her son away in July 1993.
The trial of Vlatko Jarak, who is charged with crimes in Stolac, begins with the reading of the indictment and examination of first witnesses before the Cantonal Court in Mostar.
The beginning of the trial of Vlatko Jarak, who is indicted for war crimes committed in Stolac, before the Cantonal Court in Mostar has been postponed as the indictee fails to appear in the courtroom.