Fourteen defendants charged with participating in the murder of Bosniak civilians in Prijedor, pleaded not guilty today before the Bosnian state court.
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH, partially confirms an indictment, charging 14 indictees with having participated in the murder of Bosniak civilians in the Prijedor area in July 1992.
The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH, requests extension of custody for twelve people, who are charged with crimes in Zecovi, Prijedor municipality, while the Defence objects and requests less strict measures.
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina returns to the State Prosecution an indictment against 15 people suspected of crimes in Zecovi village, near Prijedor, because it has given it only two days for rendering its decision and decide on the extension of custody.
The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH, files a motion, requesting three-month extension of custody for 13 out of 15 persons, who are suspected of crimes in Zecovi village, near Prijedor. The Defence considers that there are no legal grounds for the custody extension.
The former fighters and local Serb officials are accused of involvement in the mass killings, rapes and torture of Bosniaks in the village of Zecovi near Prijedor in the summer of 1992.
The State Investigation and Protection Agency, SIPA, arrests Zdravko Antonic, also known as Liko, due to a suspicion that he committed crimes against the Bosniak population in Zecovi village, near Prijedor.