A former soldier with international peacekeeping forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina has written to the Croatian authorities, appealing to them to extradite Bosnian Croat war crimes suspects to stand trial.
The state prosecution has filed an indictment against two former members of the Croatian Defense Council, charging them with crimes committed in Stolac.
Two former Croatian Defence Council fighters surrendered to the state prosecution after it announced they were under investigation for war crimes against civilians in the southern town of Stolac.
The start of the Mile Pazin, Ivica Markovic and Vide Kresic trial has been postponed due to a new indictment raised against one of the defendants. The defendants have been charged with crimes in the municipality of Stolac in 1993.
At today’s hearing of the Mile Raguz trial, the defense requested that the trial chamber chair be exempted from the proceedings because of his wartime experiences. Raguz has been charged with war crimes in Stolac. His trial is being held at the cantonal court of Mostar.
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has confirmed an indictment against Mile Pazin, Ivica Markovic and Vide Kresic, charging them with war crimes committed in Stolac.
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has confirmed an indictment against Mile Pazin, Ivica Markovic and Vide Kresic, charging them with war crimes committed in Stolac.