Person: Basic Eniz

The Eniz Basic trial continued at the cantonal court in Zenica with the presentation of material evidence by the prosecution. A witness who had been expected to testify at this hearing failed to appear due to his poor health.

The cantonal court of Zenica has postponed the Eniz Basic trial because a prosecution witness failed to appear in court.

Prosecution witness Vladimir Mijac says that he saw defendant Eniz Basic, a former member of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina, lead his neighbour Luka Sestan away from his home. Sestan’s burnt body was found a few days later.

A witness for the Cantonal prosecution in Zenica testified that he saw defendant Eniz Basic standing armed in front of two persons, who were found dead several days later.

Witnesses Dragica Kristo and Mirjana Jovanovic say, testifying before the Zenica Cantonal Court, that indictee Eniz Basic took their father away, adding that their father’s charred body was found two days later.

Testifying at Eniz Basic’s trial, a Zenica Cantonal Prosecution witness says that she found out that the indictee participated in taking two civilians away from Vardiste village, Zenica municipality.

As the trial of Eniz Basic for crimes in the Zenica area continues, witness Pero Sestan testifies before the Cantonal Court in Zenica and presents his findings about the taking away and murder of his father Luka Sestan.

As said at the hearing today, Prosecution witness Zorka Letic, whose examination at the trial of Eniz Basic before the Cantonal Court in Zenica was announced for today, died back in 2009.

The trial of Eniz Basic from Zenica, who is charged with crimes against the civilian population, begins with reading of the indictment before the Cantonal Court in Zenica.

Eniz Basic appears before the Cantonal Court in Zenica and pleads not guilty to the charges that he committed crimes against the civilian population.