The Trial Chamber has again granted the request of Edib Buljubasic, charged with crimes committed in Dretelj near Capljina, who asked for the dismissal of his attorney.
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH, announces that the trial against Ivan Zelenika, who is charged with crimes against Bosniaks in the Mostar area, will be conducted before the Cantonal Court in Mostar.
Edib Buljubasic, the former deputy commander at the Dretelj wartime jail camp near Capljina, admitted that Serb detainees were abused every day and that female prisoners were often raped.
Ivan Zelenika pleads not guilty to the charges contained in a second State Prosecutions indictment, charging him with crimes against Bosniaks in the Mostar area.
Testifying at the trial for crimes in Dretelj, near Capljina, an additional State Prosecution witness says that Ivan Medic abused her son and that she recognised him by his eyes.
Edib Buljubasic, who is charged with crimes committed in Dretelj military prison, near Capljina, fails to appear in court in order to testify in his defence.
The State Court rejects an indictment under which the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina has charged Ivan Zelenika with having committed war crimes against Bosniak civilians in the Mostar area.
The continuation of the trial for Dretelj crimes has been postponed until August, as indictee Edib Buljubasic refuses to appear before the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH.