The new trial will not reconsider the guilt of brothers Goran and Zoran Damjanovic, whose war crimes verdict was quashed because the wrong criminal code was used at their original trial.
The new trial of Goran Damjanovic and Zoran Damjanovic is due to begin on November 21, when the indictment will be read and introductory statements presented. At the same hearing the Court will begin hearing witnesses statements.
Ex-security officer Muhidin Basic and ex-military policeman Mirsad Sijak appealed against the seven-year sentences they were given for raping a Croat woman at a prison in Vares in 1994.
Testifying at the trial for crimes in Kladanj, witness Milos Celic points to indictee Osman Gogic in the courtroom, saying that he was the military policeman who beat him up brutally.
Presenting its closing statement, the Defence of Mirsad Sijak calls for a verdict of release, saying that the Prosecution has not proved his guilt for rape committed in Vares in 1994. The Trial Chamber has set the pronouncement of verdict for January 18.
At the trial for crimes in Vares, a witness of the Prosecution said that on the day when protected witness A was raped, he met the second indictee in Vares.
The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina requests the State Court to order prohibiting measures against Muhidin Basic and Mirsad Sijak, who are charged with crimes against civilians in the Vares area in 1994, while the Defence objects to the request.
Addressing the Trial Chamber, Zeljko Lelek says that he was involved in the crimes in Visegrad and apologises to the innocent victims "on behalf of my people."