After a trial that lasted nearly five years, the case involving the Bosnian Army attack on the village of Trusina ended. Five former members of the Bosnian Army will receive their verdicts on Tuesday, September 01.
The Bosnian state prosecution raised an indictment against former Bosnian Serb fighter Radivoje Soldo, accusing him of illegally detaining and raping a woman in Konjic in 1992.
The state court will hand down a verdict against five former members of the Bosnian Army, whove been charged with war crimes in Trusina, near Konjic, after summer vacation.
A defense witness testifying at the Ramo Zilic and Esad Gakic trial said he never saw Zilic. The same witness said he used to see Gakic at the Musala detention camp in Konjic, but didnt know his name at the time.
The Elmedin Causevic trial began with a reading of the indictment and the examination of the first prosecution witnesses at the cantonal court of Mostar. Causevic, also known as Mesar (the Butcher), has been charged with war crimes in the municipality of Konjic.
The Bosnian state court will hand down a verdict in the trial of Mensur Memic, Dzevad Salcin, Senad Hakalovic, Nedzad Hodzic and Nihad Bojadzic on July 13. The defendants have been charged with committing war crimes in the village of Trusina, near Konjic, on July 13, 1993.
Presenting her closing statement in defense of Nihad Bojadzic, defense attorney Edina Residovic said certain witness testimony against her client wasnt trustworthy.
On her fifth day of closing statements, Nihad Bojadzics defense attorney said there was no evidence that indicated her client commanded an attack on the village of Trusina on April 16, 1993.
The appeals chamber of the Bosnian state court reduced Eso Macics sentence from 13 to 11 years in prison. Macic was found guilty of committing war crimes against civilians in the municipality of Konjic.