Abduladhim Maktoufs defense attorney requested that the appellate chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina reduce Maktoufs sentence from five years to one year in prison.
The presentation of evidence at the Vitomir Rackovic trial was completed today, with the reading of a revised indictment by the state prosecution.
State prosecution witness Smilja Ninkovic said that victim Ljubica Lesic told her that she had been raped by members of the Croatian Defence Council in 1992.
The former deputy commander of Croatian Defence Forces wartime Dretelj detention camp admitted that he abused Serb prisoners in 1992 and begged for their forgiveness.
Following the presentation of closing statements, the appellate chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina is expected to pronounce a verdict in the Zeljko Jukic case on March 3.
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has released Andrija Bjelosevic from custody. Bjelosevic has spent approximately half a year in custody.
A protected witness testifying before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), said that Oliver Krsmanovic was one of the paramilitary fighters who killed Bosniak civilians by shutting...
The Bosnian state prosecution has requested that prohibitive measures against former Croatian Defence Council fighter Ilija Juric be extended. These measures include a ban on leaving his place of residence...
At todays hearing of the Slavko Savic trial, two state prosecution witnesses testified in a closed session.
Defense witness Milisav Jankovic said that former Bosnian Serb fighter Petar Kovacevic was a rank and file soldier, and not a commander.