The trial of four former members of the Bosnian Army charged with crimes in Rogatica and Foca has been postponed, because the court determined that a protected witness in the case needed a legal counselor.
The trial of four former members of the Bosnian Army charged with war crimes in the Rogatica and Foca area continued today with testimony from state prosecution witnesses. The witnesses said they found civilian Milos Kovacevic’s mutilated body in the village of Vratsalici.
The statements of four deceased witnesses were read at the trial of four former members of the Bosnian Army charged with war crimes in Rogatica. The statements described an attack on a civilian convoy in the village of Kukavice by Bosnian forces.
Former Bosnian Serb fighters Milisav Ikonic, Dragan Lubarda and Zoran Ilic have been charged with multiple incidents of wartime rape in Rogatica. Their trial began today with a reading of the indictment and introductory statements by the state prosecution.
A forensic expert testifying at the trial of eight former members of the Bosnian Serb Army described his findings related to remains exhumed in the village of Karacici in the municipality of Rogatica.
The trial of four former members of the Bosnian Army charged with war crimes in the Rogatica and Gorazde area has been postponed due to the absence of Fahrija Karkin, Emir Drakovac’s defense attorney.
The state prosecution has raised an indictment against Bozidar Perisic and Vinko Zoranovic, who are suspected of committing war crimes against civilians in Rogatica.
The state prosecution presented four pieces of material evidence at the trial of eight former members of the Bosnian Serb Army charged with war crimes in the Rogatica area. The evidence included an official document titled “The strictest warning to the Rogaticka Brigade.”
The trial of three defendants charged with wartime rape in the Rogatica area will begin with a reading of the indictment and introductory statements on Thursday, December 24.