Presenting its appeal to the Supreme Court of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the defense of Franjo Pravdic said their client had been wrongly found guilty of murder due to mistakes made during the initial investigation.
After delays caused by the defendants poor health, the Mato Martic trial began again at the cantonal court in Zenica. The trial has been postponed several times due to Martics health problems.
As the trial of Mato Martic for crimes in Zepce continues, a Defence witness says that the indictee was a cowherd in 1993 and that he did not have uniform, arms or military tasks.
Perica Adzic, a former member of the Croatian Defence Council, was jailed for four years for war crimes against wounded prisoners at an improvised medical unit in Zepce in 1993.
Presenting its closing statement, the Zenica Cantonal Prosecution says that it has proved Perica Adzics guilt for crimes in Zepce, while the Defence says that the indictee regrets for the crimes he committed, but the indictment is general and superficial.
The witness for the defence, Jozo Tadic, said before the Cantonal Court in Zenica that the defendant, Mato Martic, was a cattle guard and had no military assignments nor uniform nor weapons.