The state prosecution called upon the appeals chamber of the Bosnian state court to increase the sentence against Ibro Macic. Macic’s defense requested that the court either renew the trial or hand down an acquittal.
A state prosecution witness testifying at the Zeljko Stanarevic trial described how the Bosniak population fled Kulen Vakuf under artillery fire from the Bosnian Serb Army. Stanarevic has been charged with war crimes in the Bihac area.
Prosecution witnesses testifying at the Nikola Maric trial said they were separated from their families and taken to detention camps in the summer of 1993.
In at least 12 cases, Bosnian state court and prosecution employees are related to each other a situation which could create conflicts of interest, experts say.
Testifying at the Nikola Maric trial, a state prosecution witness said Maric was present when her husband was taken to a detention camp. Maric has been charged with war crimes in Prozor.
Presenting her closing statement at the Ibro Macic trial, prosecutor Sanja Jukic said Macic was guilty of war crimes in the Konjic area and should be sentenced accordingly.
The state prosecutions closing statement in the Ibro Macic trial has been postponed due to the poor health of some of the trial chamber members. Macic is accused of committing war crimes in the municipality of Konjic.
Following the presentation of closing statements, the appellate chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina is expected to pronounce a verdict in the Zeljko Jukic case on March 3.
Testifying as a court expert, neuropsychiatrist Abdulah Kucukalic described former Bosniak fighter Ibro Macic as an emotionally immature person with mild mental retardation. Kucukalic has been ordered by Bosnias state court to examine Macic, as per a request by his defense.