At the trial of former Bosniak forces accused of unlawfully detaining Serb civilians, a defense witness said the Serb population which was housed in teachers buildings in Kladanj in 1992 and 1993 regularly received their pensions.
A defense witness in the trial of eight former Territorial Defense members said the Serb population detained in teachers buildings in Stupari used to freely visit his cafe.
On his third day of testimony, defendant Safet Mujcinovic said he didnt receive complaints from Serbs about the behaviour of his subordinate, Nedyad Hodzic. Both Mujcinovic and Hodzic have been accused of war crimes in Kladanj.
During second day of testimony at the trial for crimes committed in Kladanj, the indictee Safet Mujcinovic denied that he beat persons of Serb nationality during interrogation regarding possession of weapons.
Testifying in his own defense, former police commander Safet Mujcinovic said he didnt take part in the arrests of Serbs in the village of Stupari, near Kladanj, in the summer of 1992.
Dzihad Kovacevic, a defense witness testifying at a trial for crimes allegedly committed by Bosnian forces in Kladanj, said that he felt endangered by the armed residents of Serb villages in that area.
As announced by the Trial Chamber at a status conference, the presentation of evidence by the Defence of eight indictees, who are charged with crimes in the Kladanj area, is due to begin on January 23.
The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH, presents the last pieces of its material evidence, thus completing the presentation of evidence at the trial of eight indictees who are charged with crimes against Serbs in the Kladanj area.
At the trial for crimes in Kladanj the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH, includes, as evidence, criminal reports against a few Serbs, who were detained in educational workers buildings in Stupari, Kladanj municipality, during 1992 and 1993.