The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina confirms a first instance verdict, under which Zurahid Mujcinovic was sentenced to eight years in prison for crimes committed in Srebrenik.
During an appeals session held before the Supreme Court of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, FBiH, in the case against three indictees charged with crimes in Srebrenik, the Prosecution calls for a longer sentence, while the Defence teams propose a verdict of acquittal or new trial.
In an appeal against the verdict in the case of Zurahid Mujcinovic for crimes committed in Srebrenik, a Defence Counsel has asked that the accused be acquitted or a new trial set, stressing that the accused is the victim of a rigged investigation and that he was never in the Youth Centre in Rapatnica nor did he torture the detainees.
As the trial for crime against prisoners in Smoluca (Kalesija Municipality) continues, eight defence witnesses testified that they treated the detained members of Territorial Defence (TO) from Tinja (Srebrenik Municipality) according to rules and that they did not even hear about anyone beating or hurting them.
Over the course of the past year the Prosecution of Tuzla Canton filed two indictments for war crimes committed in Smoluca village and Kalesija municipality.
During the nine-month trial, the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina tried to prove that Zurahid Mujcinovic and Sulejman Hrustic committed war crimes in Srebrenik, which is denied by their Defences, who consider the indictment as unfounded.
The Bosnian State Court has sentenced ex Bosnian army soldier to eight years in prison for the inhumane treatment of Serb civilians in Srebrenik, while his co-defendant was freed.
The Cantonal Court in Tuzla sentences Nedzad Oric to three and Hamed Salihovic and Azem Ahmic to one year in prison each for crimes against the civilian population in Srebrenik.
Presenting their closing statements, indictees Zurahid Mujcinovic and Sulejman Hrustic, who are charged with crimes in the Srebrenik area, and their Defence teams call for a verdict of release.