Former Territorial Defence fighter Ibro Turajlic was sentenced to six years in prison for killing a prisoner of war in the Pocitelj area of southern Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992.
Presenting its closing statement before the cantonal court of Mostar, the prosecution called upon the court to find Ramo Zilic and Esad Gakic guilty of war crimes in the Konjic area. The defense proposed a verdict of release.
The cantonal court of Mostar scheduled the verdict in the Ibro Turajlic trial for Monday, November 2. Turajlic, nicknamed Zelo, has been charged with war crimes in Pocitelj in the municipality of Capljina in 1992.
A prosecution witness testifying at the Esad Gakic and Ramo Zilic trial said no prisoners were abused during his term as prison manager at the Musala prison facility in Konjic.
A prosecution witness testifying at the Mirsad Tahirovic trial said he guarded detainees in the Jablanica area in 1993, but didn’t know that they were being abused.
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.
Defense witnesses testifying at the Ivan Zelenika trial told the cantonal court of Mostar that the defendant always acted correctly towards Heliodrom detention camp prisoners.
The presentation of evidence at the Marinko Petrovic trial was completed with the examination of the last witness and closing statements. The verdict has been scheduled for October 5.