A former Bijeljina police station commander testifying at the Dragan Cobic trial said he heard about the 1992 arrest and disappearance of two Bosniak civilians several years after it took place.
The Bosnian state court has confirmed an indictment against Zoran Bogdanovic, Milan Djokic, Ljubisa Ikic and Branislav Trisic, charging them with crimes against humanity committed in the Janja area in the municipality of Bijeljina from 1992 to 1994.
Testifying at the trial for crimes committed in Bijeljina, a prosecution witness said he was physically mistreated and hidden from official institutions for three months while being detained at the Batkovic detention camp.
The Bosnian state court sentenced Gligor Begovic to 13 years in prison for crimes against civilians in the Batkovic detention center, near Bijeljina, in 1992.
On December 9, the Bosnian state court will hand down a verdict in the Gligor Begovic trial. Begovic, a former member of the Bosnian Serb Army, has been charged with war crimes committed in the Batkovic detention camp near Bijeljina.
The state court scheduled the announcement of the verdict in the Gligor Begovic trial for Wednesday, December 9. Prior to the scheduling of the verdict, Begovic’s defense presented its closing statement and called for a verdict of release. Begovic has been charged with war crimes in Bijeljina.
Prosecution witnesses and former police officers testifying at the trial of Dragan Cobic said they knew nothing about the arrest and disappearance of civilians Mustafa Salkovic and Faruk Bilalic.
Testifying at the trial of four former commanders and managers of a detention camp in Batkovic, a former prisoner said detainees were beaten and physically mistreated. The defendants have been charged with war crimes in Bijeljina.
Presenting its closing statement at the trial of Gligor Begovic, the state prosecution called upon the court to find the defendant guilty of crimes against civilians and prisoners of war in the Batkovic concentration camp in Bijeljina in 1992.