Friends and family members testifying in defense of Martin Barukcic described him as good, decent and non-violent. His aunt and uncle said Barukcic was in Croatia during the time period covered in the indictment.
During his cross-examination, Marijan Brnjic told the Bosnian state prosecution that he wasnt a member of the Croatian Defense Council in April and May 1992 - Brnjic claimed that the Croatian Defense Council didnt exist during that period.
Witness Ivo Brnjic claimed that his brother, Marijan Brnjic, was in Germany during the period covered in the indictment charging him with rape in Odzak.
The Ilija Juric trial began with a reading of the indictment and the presentation of the state prosecutions introductory statement before the Bosnian state court.
The wife of Marijan Brnjic said her husband wasnt in the country when his alleged crimes took place. She said he was in Germany in May 1992 and only returned to Bosnia and Herzegovina twice during the war.
The Bosnian state prosecution presented material evidence, including lists of military conscripts, at a trial for war crimes committed in Odzak allegedly committed by four former members of the Croatian Defence Council.
Testifying against former Croat fighters accused of rape and sexual abuse, state prosecution witness Suzana Jesic said she was raped by former Croatian Defence Council soldier Mato Brnjic in July 1992. She was fourteen at the time.
State prosecution witness Smilja Ninkovic said that victim Ljubica Lesic told her that she had been raped by members of the Croatian Defence Council in 1992.