Former Bosnian Serb Army soldier Dragan Sekaric was sentenced to 14 years in prison for rape and murder in the village of Kosovo Polje in the Visegrad municipality in 1992.
After a trial that nearly lasted a year, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina will soon be issuing its verdict on the Dragan Sekaric case. Former Bosnian Serb fighter Sekaric has been indicted for crimes against humanity committed in Gorazde and Visegrad during the Bosnian war.
Defense attorney Borislav Jamina requested that the court release his client, Dragan Sekaric, on the grounds that the prosecution has not proven any of the charges made against him.
Presenting its closing statement, the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH, requests long-term imprisonment for Dragan Sekaric, who is charged with crimes against Bosniaks in the Visegrad and Gorazde area in 1992.
Testifying at the trial of Dragan Sekaric for crimes in Visegrad and Gorazde, a Defence witness says that the indictee visited refugees on Mount Zlatibor, Serbia, twice during 1992 and that he brought them presents.
The State Prosecution proposes to the Court to extend prohibiting measures for Hedin Dzambegovic, who is charged with crimes in the Gorazde area in 1992. The Defence does not object to the proposal.
As the trial of Dragan Sekaric for crimes in Visegrad and Gorazde continues, the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH, gives up the examination of two witnesses and presents one piece of material evidence.
Testifying at the trial of Dragan Sekaric for crimes in Visegrad and Gorazde, witness Dzenita Muhic says that her father and brother were taken away and that she found her mothers body in their family house in Dusce village in May 1992.
At the trial for crimes in the Gorazde and Visegrad area the Defence presents a few pieces of material evidence, including medical documentation, confirming that indictee Dragan Sekaric was wounded in June 1992.
The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH, requests prohibiting measures against Hedin Dzambegovic, who is suspected of war crimes in the Gorazde area. The Defence has no objections to this motion.