Thursday, 2 october 2025.
Croatian Defence Council Ex-Fighter Denies Pocitelj Rape
Former Croatian Defence Council military policeman Edin Sakoc denied raping a female prisoner in Pocitelj in July 1992. Edin Sakoc told the state court in Sarajevo on Friday that he...
Witnesses Describe Arrest and Detention of Bosniaks in Capljina
Testifying at the trial of four defendants charged with crimes in the municipality of Capljina, two state prosecution witnesses said people were taken away from villages in the vicinity of...
Former HVO Fighter Edin Sakoc Extradited from the United States
Edin Sakoc, a former member of the Croatian Defense Council (HVO), has been extradited from the United States due to suspicions that he committed war crimes in Pocitelj and Capljina.
Witnesses Say Cutura Took Them to Gabela Detention Camp, not Custody Unit
Testifying at the trial of four former Bosnian Croat fighters accused of war crimes committed in the municipality of Capljina, prosecution witnesses said they surrendered after hiding in the woods...
Bosnian Fighter Jailing for Killing Prisoner of War
Former Territorial Defence fighter Ibro Turajlic was sentenced to six years in prison for killing a prisoner of war in the Pocitelj area of southern Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992.
Turajlic Verdict Expected Early November
The cantonal court of Mostar scheduled the verdict in the Ibro Turajlic trial for Monday, November 2. Turajlic, nicknamed Zelo, has been charged with war crimes in Pocitelj in the...
Witness Describe Military Operation in Pocitelj at Turajlic Trial
A defense witness at the Ibro Turajlic trial said he saw Turajlic, also known as Zelo, after a military operation in Pocitelj in 1992. The witness said Turajlic didn’t have...
Witness Describes Murder of Prisoner of War at Turajlic Trial
Testifying at the Ibro Turajlic trial, a witness said he saw the defendant shoot a wounded and captured soldier named Mitar Zelenkovic.
Witness Describes Seeing Body of Victim in Pocitelj
Testifying at the trial of Ibro Turajlic (nicknamed Zelo), witness Huso Djonko said he heard someone had shot a wounded person in the Pocitelj area. Turajlic has been charged with...