The district court of Banja Luka has sentenced Ratko Goronja to six years in prison for war crimes against civilians in Novi Grad.

A defense witness testifying at the Ratko Goronja trial said he hadn’t heard that the defendant had murdered anyone in June 1992.

The Ratko Goronja trial began with a reading of the indictment, introductory statements and the examination of the first prosecution witnesses at the district court of Banja Luka.

Ratko Goronja plead not guilty before the District Court in Banja Luka to charges that he killed a Bosniak civilian in 1992.