In July 1995 Srebrenica was shelled and occupied by the Army of Republic of Srpska,VRS, despite being declared a protected area by the United Nations. More than 8,000 people were killed, the victims of genocide.
Novak Stjepanovic, who is charged with war crimes committed in Bratunac, has again failed to appear before the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, causing the plea hearing to be postponed.
Over the course of the trial, that has lasted just over nine months, the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina tried to prove that Zeljko Ivanovic, known as Arkan and former member of the Second Special Police Squad with the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republika Srpska, MUP RS, committed genocide against the residents of Srebrenica in July 1995.
At a status conference the Appellate Chamber announced that statements given by 26 witnesses who testified about Stupar at the first instance trial will be heard during the retrial.
During six months of evidence presentation the Defence of Radomir Vukovic and Zoran Tomic sought to prove that the indictees did not participate in the genocide. The Defence also questioned the number of Srebrenica residents who were killed in Kravica.
Momcilo Krajisnik, one of the highest ranking war-time members of the Bosnian Serb leadership, was transferred yesterday to the United Kingdom to serve his 20-year sentence for crimes committed against non-Serb civilians during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
A Defence witness, who is being investigated for his role in the crime at Srebrenica, claims he did not see defendant Zoran Tomic do anything to the prisoners on the road in Sandici.
The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina completes its six-month long presentation of evidence at the trial of Radomir Vukovic and Zoran Tomic, who are charged with genocide committed in Srebrenica.