The state court postponed the announcement of the verdict in the trial of Marijan Brnjic, Martin Barukcic, Pavo Glavas and Ilija Glavas. The defendants have been charged with war crimes in the Odzak area.
The Marko Brocilo trial began at the district court of Doboj. Brocilo has been charged with war crimes against the civilian population of Josava in 1992, a village located in the municipality of Odzak at the time.
After a trial that’s lasted more than a year, the Bosnian state court will hand down a verdict in the case of Marijan Brnjic, Martin Barukcic, Pavo Glavas and Ilija Glavas on November 26, 2015. The defendants have been accused with wartime rape in the Odzak area.
In their closing statements, the defense teams of Marijan Brnjic, Martin Barukcic, Pavo Glavas and Ilija Glavas called upon the court to acquit their clients of charges of wartime rape in the Odzak area in 1992.
Expert witnesses for the prosecution and the defense stuck to their contradictory positions on Jozo Djojic’s ability to stand trial. The trial chamber decided to conduct a new expert examination of Djojic’s health.
The life of a calm and cheerful girl was destroyed during two nights in 1992. Suzana J. was 14 years old when she was raped eight times by a group of soldiers. Today she says she has no reason to smile, because images of what she survived continue to haunt her.
On November 9, the Bosnian state court will hand down a verdict in the Ilija Juric case. Juric, also known as Bekrija, has been charged with war crimes in the Odzak area.
The state prosecution has called upon the state court to find Marijan Brnjic, Martin Barukcic, Pavo Glavas and Ilija Glavas guilty of wartime rape in the Odzak area in 1992.
The Bosnian state prosecution has confirmed an indictment charging Marijan Brnjic with war crimes against the civilian population in the municipality of Odzak.