Former Bosnian Croat fighter Zeljko Jukic was sentenced to 15 years in prison for wartime crimes against Bosniaks including forced disappearances, torture and looting in Prozor in 1993.
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.
As the retrial of Zelko Jukic for crimes in the Prozor area continues, a Prosecution witness says that the indictee forced them to leave Lapsunj village.
Testifying at the retrial of Zeljko Jukic for crimes in Prozor, a State Prosecution witness says that the indictee hit her on her right leg during her deportation from Lapsunj village.
Testifying at the retrial for crimes in Prozor municipality, a State Prosecution witness says that Mirsad Pilav told him that indictee Zeljko Jukic took him to shooting in the summer of 1993.
The Appellate Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH, quashes the convicting part of the verdict, under which Zeljko Jukic was sentenced to 13 years in prison for crimes against Bosniak civilians in Prozor.
The Prosecution and Defence request the Court to quash a verdict under which Zeljko Jukic was sentenced to 13 years in prison for crimes against humanity committed in Prozor in 1993.
Former Bosnian Croat fighter Zeljko Jukic was sentenced to 13 years in prison for a series of crimes against Bosniaks including torture and looting in Prozor in 1993.
In the closing argument at the trial for crimes committed in Prozor, the Defence requested that the former member of the Croatian Defence Council Zeljko Jukic be acquitted of charges for forced disappearances, beatings and expulsion of Bosniaks.