For his relatives in his home village of Petnjica in Montenegro, Radovan Karadzic is not a war criminal but a local boy who made good and strived to protect the Serbs in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The appellate chamber of the Bosnian state court will hand down its verdict against Veselko and Ivo Raguz on Wednesday, June 10. At todays hearing the defense teams concluded their closing statements and requested that the court acquit the two defendants of war crimes in Capljina and Stolac.
The retrial of Veselko and Ivo Raguz began with a reading of the indictment and the presentation of introductory statements by the state prosecution and the defense teams at the appellate chamber of the Bosnian state court. Veselko and Ivo Raguz have been accused of committing war crimes in the areas of Stolac and Capljina.
Mostars cantonal court has postponed the Ivan Zelenika trial until the court can determine whether Zelenika is mentally stable enough to follow the trial.
The State Prosecution requests quashing of a first instance verdict under which Ivo and Veselko Raguz were acquitted of charges for crimes committed in the Stolac and Capljina area in 1993. The Defence teams request the Court to reject the appeal and confirm the first instance verdict.
The State Prosecution requests quashing of a first instance verdict under which Ivo and Veselko Raguz were acquitted of charges for crimes committed in the Stolac and Capljina area in 1993. The Defence teams request the Court to reject the appeal and confirm the first instance verdict.
By presenting the remaining pieces of material evidence in response to Defences evidence, the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina completes the presentation of evidence at the trial of Veselko and Ivo Raguz, who are charged with crimes in Stolac and Capljina.
After presenting three pieces of material evidence at the trial for crimes committed in the Capljina and Stolac area the Defence of indictee Veselko Raguz completes the presentation of its evidence.
As the trial for crimes in Stolac and Capljina continues, the Defence of Veselko Raguz presents evidence trying to deny the competence of the Croatian Defence Council, HVO, in those towns.