State prosecution witness Smilja Ninkovic said that victim Ljubica Lesic told her that she had been raped by members of the Croatian Defence Council in 1992.
The Bosnian state prosecution has requested that prohibitive measures against former Croatian Defence Council fighter Ilija Juric be extended. These measures include a ban on leaving his place of residence and on travelling, as well as an obligation to report to the police on a weekly basis.
In his closing arguments, the defense of former Bosnian Croat fighter Josip Tolic asked the court to acquit him of charges of crimes committed against civilians in Odzak and Bosanski Brod during the Bosnian war. The verdict will be handed down on March 6.
Defense attorney Kenan Ademovic requested that his client, Jozo Djojic, be medically examined in order to assess whether he is fully aware of the charges laid against him.
Presenting its closing statement, the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH, requests that Josip Tolic be pronounced guilty of crimes committed in Bosanski Brod and Odzak from May to October 1992.
Testifying at the trial for crimes in Odzak, a State Prosecution witness says that his mother was raped after having been taken from an acquaintance's house in the summer of 1992.
The State Prosecution files an indictment against Ilija Juric, known as Bekrija, charging him with having raped and mistreated Serb civilians in Odzak in the summer of 1992.
As the trial for crimes in Odzak continues, a State Prosecution witness says that she recognised indictees Brnjic, Barukcic and the Glavas brothers as those who separated her from her son in May 1992.