At the trial for wartime crimes at detention camps in Vogosca near Sarajevo, a witness said defendant Branko Vlaco decided which prisoners did hard labour or served as human shields.
At the trial for crimes committed in Vogosca, a witness for the prosecution said he was held captive in Planjina Kuca in 1992, where he regularly saw Branko Vlaco.
At the trial for crimes committed in Vogosca, witnesses for the prosecution confirmed that during imprisonment in Planjina kuca they heard the facilitys warden was Branko Vlaco, whom they did not see or know from before.
Testifying at the trial of former Bosnian Serb detention centre commander Branko Vlaco, a witness recalled how prisoners were abused while locked up in the Bunker camp in Vogosca.
Prisoners were physically and sexually abused, said the first prosecution witness at the trial for wartime crimes at detention camps in Vogosca near Sarajevo.
The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina files a motion to the Court requesting a three-month custody extension for Branko Vlaco, who is suspected of crimes against Bosniaks and Croats in the Vogosca area in 1992. The Defence objects to the motion.
Following an international warrant and his extradition to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the State Court, acting upon the request of the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, ordered one-month custody for Branko Vlaco, who is suspected of war crimes in Vogosca in 1992.
As the reasons for the custody, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina cited the danger of escape, and the impact on witnesses.
Following his extradition to the Bosnia and Herzegovina judicial authorities, the State Prosecution will propose to the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina to order custody for Branko Vlaco, who is suspected of crimes in the Vogosca area in 1992.