Testifying at the trial of former Bosnian security officials, a defense witness said members of various armed formations used to enter the Silos detention facility, despite objections from the prison guards.
The cantonal court of Sarajevo postponed the Momir Tomas trial, due to the poor health of one of the trial chamber members. Tomas has been charged with crimes against civilians in the municipality of Hadzici.
Testifying at the trial of eight former Bosniak wartime officials, a former UN observer said he didnt observe that prisoners held in the Silos detention facility in Hadzici were mistreated, beaten, or killed.
Testifying in defense of Mustafa Djelilovic, a witness said the Serb population from Tarcin and Pazaric was arrested for collaborating with enemy forces, preparing for armed rebellion, and the illegal possession of weapons.
After almost three years, the Bosnian state prosecution finished presenting evidence at the trial of former Bosnian security forces accused of committing crimes against civilians and prisoners of war at the Silos, Krupa, and the 9 Maj detention facilities in Hadzici.
The first witness to testify in defense of Mustafa Djelilovic said Bosniak forces had confiscated weapons from the Serb population in Tarcin and Pazaric because they posed a danger to other citizens.
At todays hearing of the Dzevad Salcin trial, defense witnesses said that Salcin was in the village of Grabovci in Konjic in April and May 1993 - the time period when his alleged crimes took place on Mount Igman in Hadzici.
The Bosnian state court decided to examine Nedzad Hodzics mental health again, in order to determine whether he is capable of following the trial proceedings. A mental health examination will be conducted by a team of experts led by court expert and neuropsychiatrist Omer Cemalovic.
While testifying at the Momir Tomas trial, prosecution witness Asim Korjenic told the cantonal court of Sarajevo that Tomas had beaten and mistreated him in the Hadzici area in November 1992.
Former Bosnian Army serviceman Azemin Sadikovic was cleared of killing four Serb civilians in the village of Kasatici in the Hadzici municipality in May 1992.