Former Croatian Defence Council fighter Ivica Jukic was cleared of treating Bosniak prisoners of war inhumanely by assaulting them at a detention facility in Zepce in 1993.
Mehmed Tutmic was given a combined sentence of five years and five months for going to Syria to fight for Islamic State and for illegal possession of arms or explosive substances.
The Cantonal Court in Zenica has upheld a verdict sentencing Mehmud Tutmic, who was found guilty of going to the Syrian battlefront, to a year and a half in prison for illegal possession of weapons or explosive substances, it was confirmed to the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Testifying for the cantonal prosecution of Zenica at the trial of Rajko Blagojevic, a witness said he saw an old man in pyjamas, housecoat and slippers leaning against a pine tree and groaning.
The presentation of evidence at the retrial of Vahid Hadrovic ended with closing statements at the cantonal court of Zenica. Hadrovic has been charged with crimes in Kakanj. The pronouncement of the verdict has been scheduled for March 16.
The trial of Rajko Blagojevic began with a reading of the indictment at the cantonal court of Zenica. Blagojevic has been charged with crimes against the civilian population in the Maglaj area.
The cantonal court of Zenica has scheduled the start of the Rajko Blagojevic trial for February 29. Blagojevic, a former member of the Bosnian Serb Army (VRS), has been charged with committing war crimes in Maglaj.
A letter by German authorities was presented at the trial of three former members of the Bosnian Serb Army charged with war crimes in Zavidovici. The letter, which was issued by the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said there was no information indicating that defendant Zeljko Rakic resided in that country in August 1992.
The retrial of Vahid Hadrovic continued before the cantonal court of Zenica with the inclusion of material evidence in the case file by the prosecution. Hadrovic has been charged with crimes in the Kakanj area.