Former military policemen of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina, say, testifying at the trial for crimes in Jablanica, that they have never heard anyone complaining about indictee Nihad Bojadzic.
The verdict against Edin Dzeko, who is charged with crimes against Croats in Trusina village, near Konjic and Jablanica, is due to be pronounced on June 6, the Trial Chamber announced following the presentation of the Defences closing statement.
As announced by the Trial Chamber at a status conference, the Defence of Nihad Bojadzic, who is charged with crimes in Jablanica, is due to examine its first witnesses on May 22.
The defence for former Bosnian Army soldier Edin Dzeko, charged with executing six Croats in 1993, said that witnesses who accused him of the killings were lying to avoid prosecution.
The cantonal court in Mostar on Thursday convicted Scuk of the murder of Iva Pavlovic on July 28, 1993 for a second time, after the verdict from a previous trial was quashed by the supreme court and the case sent for retrial.
The retrial of Zehrudin Scuk for crimes in Jablanica begins before the Cantonal Court in Mostar, because the Supreme Court of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, FBiH, quashed a verdict, under which the indictee was sentenced to six years in prison.
By including its last pieces of material evidence in the case file and giving up on examining about ten of its witnesses, the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH, has completed the presentation of evidence against Nihad Bojadzic, who is on trial for crimes against Croats in Jablanica.
The Bosnian State Prosecution, in its closing arguments, called for former Bosnian Army fighter Edin Dzeko to receive a long sentence for crimes committed against Bosnian Croats in Konjic and Jabhlanica in 1993.
During their presentation of evidence, which lasted about seven months, the Defence presented evidence which deny Dzekos guilt and thus challenged the witness testimonies of the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina who were accusing Dzeko.