Alija Osmic, who was sentenced to three years in prison for having committed crimes against prisoners of war in Bugojno in 1993 and 1994, has been released conditionally.
The Appellate Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina sentenced Alija Osmic to three years of prison for war crimes committed against prisoners of war in Bugojno in 1993 and 1994.
Osmic was found guilty of physically and mentally abusing imprisoned members of the Croatian Defence Council held in a garage in the village of Donjici, Marxist Centre and offices of the BH Bank in Bugojno.
The retrial of Alija Osmic, who is charged with crimes in Bugojno in 1993 and 1994, begins with the reading of the indictment and hearing statements given by two State Prosecution witnesses.
The retrial of Alija Osmic for crimes committed in Bugojno before the Appellate Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina is due to begin on April 26.
The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Defence of Alija Osmic present their appeals to a verdict of March this year under which Osmic was sentenced to 11 years' imprisonment for crimes in Bugojno.
After Alija Osmic failed to attend the pronouncement of the first instance verdict, under which he was sentenced to 11 years in prison, he was arrested on March 4, BIRN-Justice Report was told by the State Court.
Under a first instance verdict pronounced by the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Alija Osmic has been sentenced to 11 years' imprisonment for crimes committed against Bosnian Croats in Bugojno.
The trial of Alija Osmic, who is charged with crimes in Bugojno, was postponed for the second time, because the video link with the County Court in Split, via which expert witness Simun Andjelinovic was due to testify, could not be established.
As expert witness Simun Andjelinovic was not able to appear before the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the trial of Alija Osmic, who is charged with crimes committed against Bosnian Croats from Bugojno, his examination will be conducted via video link.