Sabahudin Kajdic was found guilty of involvement in persecuting Bosniak civilians, murders and forcible disappearances while serving with the Bosnian Serb Army in Prijedor during the war in 1992.
The trial of the former member of the Prijedor Motorized Brigade – charged with committing crimes against humanity in the Prijedor area in 1992 – has started with the prosecution’s introductory statements.
Bosnia’s State Investigation and Protection Agency arrested former Bosnian Serb Army soldier Sabahudin Kajdic for seizing and killing Bosniak civilians in the Prijedor area in July 1992.
State Investigation and Protection Agency, SIPA police officers on Monday arrested ex-serviceman Sabahudin Kajdic, alias Sasa, for allegedly committing a crime against humanity in July 1992.
A prosecution witness testifying at the trial of two former members of the Bosnian Serb Army charged with war crimes in the Prijedor area said he remembered seeing soldiers escorting civilian Sefer Besirovic towards the Crna Dolina mine.
The trial proceedings against Sabahudin Kajdic and Stevo Rokvic will be renewed at the district court of Banja Luka next year, due to the replacement of a trial chamber member.
A prosecution witness testifying at the trial of Sabahudin Kajdic and Sreto Rokvic said he saw the defendants take Sefer Besirovic towards Crna Dolina, near the village of Gornja Puharska in Prijedor.
Two witnesses testifying at the Sabahudin Kajdic and Sreto Rokvic trial said they heard that the defendants lead away civilian Safet Besirovic towards a mine before his disappearance.