Person: Bjelic Veiz Archives

At the trial of Ferid Hodzic, defence witnesses maintained the indictee could not have been responsible for any crimes committed in the Stala prison in Rovasi.

The Defence of Goran Viskovic presents ten pieces of material evidence in an attempt to prove "the activities conducted by the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina" in Vlasenica.

An additional Prosecution witness claims the indictee "had control over the prison guards" in Rovasi hamlet, where Serb detainees were held.

The new Trial Chamber in the trial of Ferid Hodzic is due to hold its first session on December 12. Although one Trial Chamber member has been replaced, the Defence of Hodzic will continue presenting evidence on December 12 by examining Defence witnesses.

Following the testimony of a court expert, the Trial Chamber decides to postpone the main trial against Ferid Hodzic until further notice.

A team of medical doctors considers Ferid Hodzic incapable of following the trial.

Guilt admission agreements concluded with war-crimes indictees are a source of controversy formany people in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including legal experts who believe the practice often does not help determine the truth.

A former guard at the prison in Rovasi says police, and not indictee Hodzic, were responsible for "Stala" prison.

Prosecution witnesses claim that the Territorial Defence protected detainees in "Stala."

Three Prosecution witnesses at the trial of the former commander of TD in Vlasenica cannot confirm who was responsible for "Stala" prison.