A state prosecution witness testifying at the trial of fourteen former members of Bosnian Serb military and police forces said she saw defendant Zeljko Grbic with a group of soldiers during an attack on the village of Zecovi.
A state prosecution witness testifying at a trial for war crimes in the Prijedor area said he participated in a search in the village of Zecovi during the summer of 1992, under the command of Radomir Stojnic.
Salko Bacic, who testified at the trial for crimes allegedly committed in Zecovi, near Prijedor, said his three sons, daughter and wife, and other relatives, were killed in the hamlet of Gradina, Prijedor municipality.
The trial of fourteen former Bosnian Serb fighters accused of war crimes in Zecovi, near Prijedor, has been postponed due to the death of defendant Radovan Cetic's brother.
The first witness at the trial of fifteen former members of Bosnian Serb forces, said he found out that defendant Ilija Zoric was standing in front of his house on the day of his familys murder.
The trial of fourteen defendants charged with the murder of civilians in the village of Zecovi, near Prijedor, began with a reading of the indictment and the state prosecutions introductory statement.
At a status conference held before the Bosnian state court, the start date for the trial of fourteen former Bosnian Serb Army soldiers was set for April 17. The defendants have been accused of committing war crimes in Zecovi, Prijedor, in July 1992.
Fourteen defendants charged with participating in the murder of Bosniak civilians in Prijedor, pleaded not guilty today before the Bosnian state court.
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH, partially confirms an indictment, charging 14 indictees with having participated in the murder of Bosniak civilians in the Prijedor area in July 1992.
The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH, requests extension of custody for twelve people, who are charged with crimes in Zecovi, Prijedor municipality, while the Defence objects and requests less strict measures.