Twelve witnesses’ testimony was discounted in the trial of a former Croatian Defence Council fighter for wartime crimes in Livno because the defendant’s lawyer was suspended.
The Bosnian state court has fined attorney Bajro Cilic 3,000 BAM for being in contempt of the court at a trial dealing with wartime crimes committed in the Livno area. Cilic as removed from the courtroom and the examination of a state prosecution witness was interrupted upon his expulsion.
A state prosecution witness testifying at the trial of Zdenko Andabak, Muamir Jasarevic and Sead Velagic said he heard that his father and other Serbs had been killed in the Livno area in 1992.
The trial of Zdenko Andabak, Muamir Jasarevic and Sead Velagic, accused of committing war crimes against Serb civilians in the Livno area, began yesterday at the Bosnian state court.
The Bosnian state prosecution has requested an extension of custody measures for Muamir Jasarevic, on the grounds that Jasarevic might attempt to flee or influence witnesses and accomplices. The defense, on the other hand, proposed that Jasarevic be released under restrictive measures.
The Bosnian court will hand down a verdict against former Bosnian Croat fighter Josip Tolic next week on Friday, March 20. Tolic is charged with abusing prisoners in detention camps located in Odzak and Bosanski Brod.
The Bosnian state prosecution has requested that Zdenko Andabak be ordered not to meet with witnesses and accomplices. The defense objected to this proposal.
Bosnias state prosecution has requested custody measures for Muamir Jasarevic and prohibitive measures for Sead Velagic, both suspected of crimes against civilians in Livno.
The trial of Zdenko Andabak began today. The court heard a reading of the indictment and introductory statements by the state prosecution and Andabaks defense attorney.
The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH, requests an extension of custody for Zdenko Andabak, who is suspected of crimes committed in Livno. The Defence objects to the proposal, requesting that the custody measure be replaced with prohibiting measures.