A court expert and neuropsychiatrist testifying at the trial of Ramiz Avdovic and Iulian-Nicolae Vintila said prisoners detained at the Viktor Bubanj military barracks and the central prison experienced severe physical and psychological harm.
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.
Some the candidates who were elected as the best possible fits for positions at the Prosecutors Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina never raised an indictment. Young and without extensive prosecutorial experience, these hires are working on war crimes cases, one of the most complex areas of criminal law.
At the Iulian-Nicolae Vintila trial, the defense presented documents that indicated international praise for the defendants police work. Vintila has been charged with war crimes in Sarajevo.
Testifying in his own defense, Iulian-Nicolae Vintila said it wasnt clear to him why he was accused of committing war crimes against Serbs at the former Viktor Bubanj military barracks in Sarajevo.
Testifying at the trial of Iulian-Nicolae Vintila and Ramiz Avdovic, former Bosnian Army General Sefer Halilovic said he hadnt heard that crimes were committed at the Viktor Bubanj army barracks.
Last year the appeals chambers of the Bosnian court either quashed or significantly amended most of their first-instance war crimes verdicts, sparking criticism of their competence.
Legal experts and judicial officials have criticised the state prosecution for raising indictments for individual war crimes, reducing complex and wide-ranging attacks to a series of more minor incidents.
Iulian-Nicolae Vintilas Defence witness, who has appeared before the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH, for the third time, has not been examined, because his status in this case is unclear.