Zijad Padalovic was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in jail for opening fire at Bosnian Croat prisoners of war in the Konjic area in 1993, killing one of them and injuring two others.
Empty graves are waiting for three young Bosnian Army soldiers who disappeared during an attack by Bosnian Croat forces in Mostar in May 1993, but despite their families’ efforts, their bodies have not been found and their killers remain unprosecuted.
Former prisoner Ado Alagic was sentenced to one-and-a-half years in prison after admitting assaulting two fellow Bosniak inmates at the Dretelj detention camp in 1993.
Former Croatian Defence Council fighter Ivan Zelenika was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for the inhumane treatment of Bosniak civilian detainees in Mostar during wartime.
Ivan Zelenika testified in his own defense at the cantonal court in Mostar. He said he had never heard of Almir Lalic or his father, Muhamed Hamo Lalic, both civilians he allegedly abused.
Former Bosnian Army serviceman Mirsad Tahirovic, alias ‘Deba’, was sentenced to five years in prison for the inhumane treatment of Croat prisoners in Jablanica in 1993.
Presenting its closing statement before the cantonal court of Mostar, the prosecution called for a guilty verdict at the trial of Mirsad Tahirovic. The defense called for an acquittal. Tahirovic has been charged with war crimes in Jasenica.
At today’s hearing of the Mirsad Tahirovic trial, the cantonal prosecution of Mostar filed material evidence. Tahirovic has been charged with war crimes in the Jablanica area in 1993.
The cantonal court of Mostar has sentenced Esad Gakic and Ramo Zilic to a total of five and a half years in prison. Gakic has been sentenced to one year and a half in prison, while Zilic has been sentenced to four years in prison.