A status conference was held before the state court to discuss the trial of Mato Baotic, charged with war crimes in Orasje. The status conference established that the trial will start at the beginning of February.
The state prosecution has filed an indictment against Mato Baotic, also known as Cikin, charging him with crimes against civilians and prisoners of war in Orasje in 1992 and 1993.
During the Bosnian war, approximately 7500 children and adolescents were detained in camps across the country, where they were subjected to various forms of torture. Childhood in captivity marked them, and for some it permanently changed their lives.
As the trial of Radovan Karadzic continues, former Chief Security Officer with the Drina Corps of the Republika Srpska Army, VRS, Vujadin Popovic says that, in July 1995 he did not know about a plan for the killing of Srebrenica residents.
The Sarajevo Cantonal Prosecution has decided to discontinue an investigation against Radenko Kosoric for crimes against civilians in Grbavica, Sarajevo due to a lack of evidence - this was confirmed by Jasmina Omicevic, Spokesperson of the Cantonal Prosecution in Sarajevo.
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina extended the custody of Tihomir Purda, who is suspected by Serbia's War Crimes Prosecution of committing crimes against the wounded and sick.