A military defense expert testifying at the trial of eight former members of the Bosnian Army said Serbs from Pazaric and Tarcin were considered dangerous due to fears of a Serb spy network and armed uprising in the area.
The Bosnian prosecution on Tuesday raised an indictment against Mustafa Divjan, Ferid Delic and Alija Gazibara for crimes against Serbs in Hadzici near Sarajevo in 1993.
A military expert testified at the trial of eight former members of Bosnian military and police forces charged with war crimes in Hadzici. The expert said the municipality of Hadzici was of strategic importance for the security of Sarajevo and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Presenting its closing statement, the defense of Dzevad Salcin called upon the trial chamber to find Salcin not guilty of wartime prisoner abuse. According to Salcin’s defense, the state prosecution didn’t demonstrate that Salcin was responsible for the abuse of wartime prisoners on Mount Igman in 1993.
A defense witness testifying at the trial of Momir Tomas said the defendant was wounded during an attack on Tinovo hill in the municipality of Hadzici. Tomas has been charged with war crimes in the Hadzici area.
Bakir Alispahic, the former head of the Sarajevo public safety center, testified at the trial of eight former members of Bosnian military and police forces charged with war crimes in Hadzici.
Dzevad Salcin’s defense presented its closing statement today. Salcin’s defense attorney said the state prosecution hadn’t proven any of the allegations contained in the indictment, which charges Salcin with war crimes on Mount Igman in 1993.
A former minister in the Bosnian wartime government testified in defense of Mustafa Djelilovic. He said the wartime Presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was the only institution which could have solved the issue of Serb prisoners held in the Silos detention facility in Hadzici. Djelilovic and seven other defendants have been charged with war crimes against detained civilians in the Hadzici area.
A neuropsychiatrist testifying at the trial of Nedzad Hodzic said the defendant is incapable of following or participating in court proceedings. Hodzic has been charged with war crimes on Mount Igman.
The first witnesses to testify in defense of Momir Tomas said he was wounded in late November 1992, on the date of his alleged crimes. Tomas has been charged with war crimes in the Hadzici area.