17. April 2014.
The Appellate Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH, sentences Muhidin Basic and Mirsad Sijak to seven years in prison each for having raped one person in Vares.
Person: Basic Muhidin
5. November 2013.
Ex-security officer Muhidin Basic and ex-military policeman Mirsad Sijak appealed against the seven-year sentences they were given for raping a Croat woman at a prison in Vares in 1994.
17. January 2013.
During the nine-month trial, the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina tried to prove the guilt of Muhidin Basic and Mirsad Sijak, who are indicted for war crimes of rape in Vares in early 1994, while their Defence considers the indictees not guilty and that they should be freed.
25. December 2012.
Presenting its closing statement, the Defence of Mirsad Sijak calls for a verdict of release, saying that the Prosecution has not proved his guilt for rape committed in Vares in 1994. The Trial Chamber has set the pronouncement of verdict for January 18.
20. December 2012.
Presenting its closing statement, the defence of Muhidin Basic has called for the acquital saying that the prosecution has failed to prove that the defendant is guilty of rape in Vares in 1994.
The defence said that the protected witness A was the only “alleged direct witness” of the events, adding that “other evidence casts doubts on her reliability”.
4. December 2012.
During the continuation of the trial for crimes in Vares witness Rifet Alihodzic says that he drove protected witness A in January 1994, but he did not notice anything unusual on her.
20. November 2012.
During the continuation of the trial for crimes in Vares in 1994, an additional State Prosecution witness, who prepared findings about the injured partys health condition in 2009, says that commission members were unanimous concerning the assessment.
13. November 2012.
Testifying in his defence, indictee Mirsad Sijak says that, after having been wounded in his lower limbs and genitals in January 1994, he underwent a medical treatment for one month, adding that he is a collateral damage in this case and that he does not know why injured party A accused him of rape.
6. November 2012.
Testifying in defence of indictee Mirsad Sijak, who is on trial, along with Muhidin Basic, for rape in 1994, a witness says that the indictee was wounded in his lower limbs and genitals in January that year.
2. October 2012.
A witness testifying in defence of Muhidin Basic at the trial for crimes in Vares in 1994 recalls that she did not complete her work on a case related to the assessment of work ability in 2009.
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