A witness testifying in defense of Mustafa Djelilovic said municipal authorities in Hadzici couldnt handle problems related to the exchange of Serb prisoners.
Former members of the wartime presidency of Hadzici said Mustafa Djelilovic, the head of the presidency, wasnt involved in the management of the Silos detention camp.
Mustafa Djelilovics defense presented documents indicating that the wartime presidency, headed by Djelilovic, sought to protect the interests of Bosniak detainees in Hadzici.
Nusret Kaleta, a former member of the wartime presidency of the municipality of Hadzici, said families of imprisoned Bosniaks objected to the exchange of Serb detainees held in the Silos detention facility.
A witness testifying in defense of Mustafa Djelilovic said the Serbian Democratic Party demanded that the municipality of Hadzici be ethnically divided in May 1992.
Testifying at the trial of former Bosnian security officials, a defense witness said members of various armed formations used to enter the Silos detention facility, despite objections from the prison guards.
Testifying at the trial of eight former Bosniak wartime officials, a former UN observer said he didnt observe that prisoners held in the Silos detention facility in Hadzici were mistreated, beaten, or killed.
Testifying in defense of Mustafa Djelilovic, a witness said the Serb population from Tarcin and Pazaric was arrested for collaborating with enemy forces, preparing for armed rebellion, and the illegal possession of weapons.
After almost three years, the Bosnian state prosecution finished presenting evidence at the trial of former Bosnian security forces accused of committing crimes against civilians and prisoners of war at the Silos, Krupa, and the 9 Maj detention facilities in Hadzici.
The first witness to testify in defense of Mustafa Djelilovic said Bosniak forces had confiscated weapons from the Serb population in Tarcin and Pazaric because they posed a danger to other citizens.