The Bosnian state court will hand down a verdict in the Slavko Savic trial on June 29. At todays hearing of the trial, the state prosecution and the defense presented their closing statements.
The appeals chamber of the Bosnian state court has reduced Branko Vlacos sentence. Under the new decision, Vlaco has been sentenced 13 years in prison for war crimes committed in the Vogosca area near Sarajevo.
A medical court expert testifying at the Slavko Savic trial said the injured party in the case suffers from a severe form of depression, and that her ability to lead a normal life was reduced by 25 percent due to the sexual assault she endured.
A defense witness testifying at the trial of Slavko Savic said a protected witness known as A was protected and that she couldnt have been mistreated by Savic. Savic has been charged with the rape of a woman which allegedly occurred in the Vogosca area during the Bosnian war.
Testifying at the Slavko Savic trial, a protected defense witness known as D said the injured party in the case had a romantic relationship with Savic.
The Bosnian state prosecution requested that the appellate chamber of Bosnias state court sentence former Bosnian Serb fighter Branko Vlaco to a long-term prison sentence. Vlacos defense requested an acquittal or the revokal of his fifteen year prison sentence.