Mijo Banovic and Gojko Granic appear before the Cantonal Court in Mostar and plead not guilty of the charges that they committed crimes in Dretelj, Capljina municipality, while indictee Ado Alagic fails to appear at the hearing.
Lack of witness protection is putting war crimes prosecutions at risk in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, HNK, with victims unwilling to testify in court.